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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "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.
  • +34680928133 (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.
  • sanitasconsulty@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ROYAL SPANISH LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL <royal_spanish_millones@yahoo.es>
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 19:28:50 +0100
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION(CONRATULATION}


INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
CALLE GRANVIA 32N 1C MADRID SPAIN
REF: RSSL/61-ILGI0509/45
BATCH:RSSL/15/096/WRCS
DATE:30/11/2006
Dear Winner,
AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE
This is to inform you of the release of the Royal Spainish Sweepstake
Lottery Email Promotional Program held on the 20th October 2006, this
result was initially delayed due to mix up of email addresses, the
results were finally released on the 28th October 2006, and your e-mail
attached to.
Ticket number: 2996005600546 772 with Serial number: 4888/02, which
drew the Lucky numbers: 41-6-76-13-45-8, which consequently won the
lottery in the Second category of the year 2006. You are therefore
approved.
for a lump sum payout of 1,000,000.00 (ONE MILLION EUROS ONLY) in cash
accredited to file reference number: KPC/9080333308/03 this is from a
total cash prize of 19,000,000.00 (NINTEEN MILLION EUROS ONLY)
Shared among the nineteen international winners in this category.
Your fund is now deposited in a security company with your prize money
insured in your e-mail.Due to mix up of some email addresses, we ask
that you keep this award from public notice until your claim has been
processed and money remitted to your account as this is part of our
security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted abuse of this
program by participants as it has happened in the past. Allparticipants
were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw
system and extracted from over 100,000 companies,this promotion takes
place
annually. We hope your lucky email address will draw a bigger cash
prize in the next high stake promotion agenda of 30,000,000.00 (THIRTY
MILLION EUROS)
To begin your lottery claim, please contact your claim agent,
SANITAS CONSULTANCY AND SECURITIES S.L. MADRID SPAIN
Mr Collins Smith ( Remittance/foreign operations manager)
Tel:+34-680928133
Email:sanitasconsulty@myway.com
*****************************
For due processing and remittance of your winning prize money to
designated account of your choice. Remember, all prize money must be
claimed.
(not later than 20th December 2006. After this date, this fund will be
returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed fund.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delay and complication, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every
correspondence
with your agent or us. Furthermore, should there be any change of your
contact email address, do inform your claim agent as soon as possible.
Congratulation once again from all members of our staff and thank you
for being part of our International promotion program. We wish you
continued good fortunes.
Yours Sincerely,
Mr .Richard Marcial (Lottery Director

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam