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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims 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.
  • +34664428337 (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.
  • centrolspain@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: micro soft <micro@softmicro8.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2007 16:25:33 +0100 (CET)
Subject: HAPPY NEW YEAR;YOUR E-MAIL I.D HAS WON



MICRO-SOFT SUPER SORTEO LOTTERY GAMES INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS PROGRAMS
*********************************************************************
Comunidad de Madrid,
20, Calle SARAH
25047 Madrid, Spain
www.supersorteo.com
**********************************************************************
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
RESULTS FOR FIRST CATEGORY DRAWS.
After a successful completion of the first category
draws of SUPERSORTEO-LOTTERY GAMES INTERNATIONAL
PROGRAMS.

You have emerged as one of the winners of the
MICRO-SOFT SUPERSORTEO-LOTTERY GAME INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, which is part of our
promotional draws. Participants were selected through
a computer ballot system drawn from 30,000 email
addresses of individuals and companies from America,
Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East,
and New Zealand as part of our International
Promotions Program.

*********************************************************************
You/Your Company, attached to:
TICKET NUMBER:zA1-NS7-70MD
SERIAL NUMBER:CJT-MDF
LUCKY NUMBER:BSA-MJK-9RGX
REFERENCE NUMBER: PUH-CU4-7LB
BATCH NUMBER:TDO9-Y43UY-2007
*********************************************************************
As a category (A) winner, you have been selected by
computer balloting system where only email addresses
are soughted,from a total numbers of 30,000 email addresses
drawn from all over the globe. After an automated computer
ballot of our International Promotions Program
consequently won in the first Category.

You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of
1,200,000.00EUROS(€1.2m). Which is the winning payout
for first categories winners. This is from the total
prize money of 7,200,000.00Euros shared among the
six international winners in the FIRST categories.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!
You have to contact the (File/Claim Officer)
for immediate remittance your E-mail address won the lucky number.
To avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we
request that you keep this award strictly from public
notice until the entire process of transferring your
claims has been completed, and your funds remitted to
your account.

This is part of our security protocol to
avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by
participants of this program required by the
(MICRO-SOFT SUPERSORTEO-LOTTERY GAMES INTERNATIONAL).

We also wish to bring to your notice our End of Year
(2007) high stakes where you stand a chance of winning
up to 13 million Euros; We hope that with a part of
your prize you will participate.

To begin your claims process of your winning prize,
please contact your claims agent through e-mail or telephone,fax
immedaitely you received this notification
for due processing and remittance of your prize money
to a designated account of your choice.

*********************************************************************
File/Claim Officer
MR.RAUL JOSE WILLIAMS.
manager International Remmittance/Credit unit
Facility Management Region
CENTROL FINANCE & SECURITY S.A
CALLE DE VALENCIA 50
29004, Madrid Spain
Tel: +34-66-44-28-337
FAX: +34-91-181-5727
EMAIL: centrolspain@aim.com
**********************************************************************
Remember, you must contact your claim agent not later
than January 30th 2007 after this date, all funds will
be returned as unclaimed
NOTE: To avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
please remember to quote your reference and batch
numbers provided below in every one of your correspondence
with your claims agent.

You are to provide the below details,to enable the speedy evaluation and
processing of your winnings.
we advice that you adhere strictly to their procedures to avoid any
disqualifications and subsequent cancellation.
1.Your full names:

2. Your full home / office address:


3. Direct telephone/fax numbers:
4. Age:


the above detailed information will be absolutely necessary to file
in your claims.

Congratulations once again from all staffs of
(MICRO-SOFT SUPERSORTEO-LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS)

thank you for being part of our promotions program.
Sincerely,
THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
MICRO-SOFT SUPERSORTEO-LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS.

Sincerely Your's,
Mrs Roman F Anna.
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
winners will result to disqualification. Please do not
reply to this E-mail.
Contact your claims agent.

Anti-fraud resources:

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