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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
  
  1. They don't notify winners by email.
  2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
  3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
  4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
  5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
  6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
  7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +34697983323 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • fenixagency@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: harry@hlopez.orangehome.co.uk
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 14:31:09 +0100 (CET)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS


CONGRATULATIONS
EURO MILLONES ESPAÑOL S.L.
Av. Comunidad de Madrid,
37-41, Las Rozas
28008 Madrid,.
REF: Nº: 270-03894381-143.
BATCH Nº: 83565-0.
Euro Millones Español happily announce to the beneficiary of this
e-mail account the draw of the EURO MILLONES INTERNATIONAL E-LOTTERY
program
held 29th Sep,2006. Your e-mail account attached to ticket number
01-1974 drew the winning numbers: 03-15-23-34-40 with star number
(03-07)
bonus ball which subsequently won you as the e-mail beneficiary in 1st
category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
U.S.A
650,000:00. (SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS) in cash credited to
REF: Nº: 270-03894381-143. and BATCH Nº: 83565-0.
This program was creat to promote and encourage the use of internet
free communications all over the world. Please note that your lucky
winning number falls within our international promotion booklet as indicated
in the play coupon. In view of this, your- 650,000:00. (SIX
HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS) will be process for claim to you by your
register claim agent FENIXAGENCY S.L..
Meanwhile, our agent will immediately commence the process to
facilitate the release of your winning prize as soon as your contact is receive
by them. For security reasons, you are advise to keep your winning
informations very CONFIDENTIAL until your claim is processed and your mail
winning prize remitted to you. This is part of our precautionary
measures to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by
those you might reveal your winning notice to, please be warn.
To claim your email winning prize as the bonafide beneficiary, please
send email with your contact and winning informations to our register
claim agent below:
MR FRANCO - GONZALES
FENIX - AGENCY.
Acala De Henares, 52
28055, Madrid.
EMAIL:fenixagency@aim.com
CONTACT-TEL:0034-697-983-323
*********************************************************
NAME:.....................................................
AGE:......................................................
SEX:......................................................
ADDRESS:..................................................
EMAIL:....................................................
TEL.:.....................................................
OCCUPATION:...............................................
COUNTRY:..................................................
Amouth Won................................................
CERTIFIED CHEQUE..........................................
BANK - TRANSFER..........................................
**********************************************************
Remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in all
correspondence with your claim agent. Find below your winning
REF: Nº: 270-03894381-143. BATCH Nº: 83565-0.
Winning Nº: 03-15-23-34-40 / (03-07) bonus ball
Ticket Nº: 01-1974
Once again congratulations from EURO MILLONES ESPAÑOL S.L.
Good luck,
SR. HARRY - LOPEZ
Online co-ordinator for EURO MILLONES ESPAÑOL S.L.,
Sweepstakes International Program.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam