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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.
  • +34648806330 (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.
  • soniahanna12@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: johan@johanbenson.orangehome.co.uk
Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2006 14:38:05 +0100 (CET)
Subject: AWARD NOTICE


AWARD NOTICE
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 Nov,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 EUR € 950,000:00. (NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND EUROS) 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 EUR € 950,000:00. (NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND EUROS) will be process for claim to you by our register claim agent MUNDO SERVICIO DE SEGUROS 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 email 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 bona fide beneficiary, please email your winning informations and contact to our register claim agent below:
*********************************************************************
MUNDO SERVICIO DE SEGUROS S.L.
Fdo. Garrido 05
28015, Madrid.
Tel:+34-648-806-330
E.mail: soniahanna12@aim.com
*********************************************************************
Remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in all correspondence with your claim agent. Find below your winning informations for your email prize claim.
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.Raul SOLANA.
Online co-ordinator for EURO MILLONES ESPAÑOL S.L.,
Sweepstakes

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