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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:
  • "to your nominated bank account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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 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.
  • payingbank1win@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: hellen morgan <hellemorgan4@web.de>
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 20:26:20 +0100
Subject: KINDLY CONTACT YOUR CLAIM OFFICER.




LOTERIA PRIMITIVA
Promotion SL,
28044, Madrid Spain.

Sir/Madam,

CONGRATULATIONS!!!We are pleased to inform you of the result of the LOTERIA PRIMITIVA Winners International programs held . Your e-mail address attached to ticket No:014032581085 with prize No 43450845/sl drew (100,000.00) Euros which was first in the 2nd class of the draws. You are to receive a (100,000. 00) (One million Euros).

Be informed because of mix up in cash pay-outs, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your fund (100,000.00) has been fully remitted to your nominated bank account.

This measure must be adhere to avoid loss of your cash prize winners of our cash prizes are advised to adhere to these instructions to forestall the abuse of this program by other articipants. It's important to note that this draws were conducted formally, and winners are selected through an Internet ballot system from Six hundred individual and companies e-mail addresses- the draws are conducted around the world through our internet based ballot system.The promotion is sponsored and promoted by LOTERIA PRIMITIVA PROMO.

We congratulate you once again. We hope you wil l use part of it in our next draws; the jackpot winning is 85million Euros. Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 25 days. After this date all unclaimed cash prize will be forfeited and included in the next sweepstake. Please, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications remember to quote your winning numbers in all correspondence with us. you are hereby advise to keep your winning informations away from the general public to avoid impersonation,Congratulations once again from all members of LOTERIA PRIMITIVA . Thank you for being part of our promotional program.
For immediate release of your cash prize to you,

please kindly contact our Paying Bank

MR PAUL VANFRANT
C/ARROYO DE LAMIEL 28007 MADRID ESPANA
WEBSITE:WWW.CAJAMADRID.ES
TEL:0034646464264

EMAIL: payingbank1win@aim.com [mailto:payingbank1win@aim.com]

Kindly send the following information to the paying bank:

(i) Your names,
(ii) Contact telephone and fax numbers
(iii) Contact Address
(iv) Your winning numbers
(v) Quote amount won.
Congratulations once again.
Yours Faithfully,
Mrs HELLEN MORGAN
Cordinat or.
Yours sincerely,





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