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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:
  • "claims director" (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.
  • +34654095040 (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.
  • reggiemartins@mail.nu (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: infodept <infodept@correo.es>
Reply-To: dayzalott@mail2consultant.com
Date: Sun, 07 Jan 2007 19:32:41 +0100
Subject: NOTIFICATION!!!


E-GAME LOTT HEADQUARTERS
Lott Winning of 1,500,000.00 Euros
Ref. Number: NL/BC7765468/WW14
Coupon Number: NM/896161/WOP
ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION
CONGRATULATIONS!!!

We are pleased to inform you of today´s announcement of winners of the E-GAME LOTT POGRAMS held on 5th January 2007.Your Company or your personal e-mail address is attached to winning number 20-01-2005-02MSW, with serial number S/N-00168 which drew the lucky numbers 887-13-865-37-10-83, and consequently won in the first lott category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of One Million Five Hundred Thousand EUROS (1,500,000.00) credited to file REF NO: NL/BC7765468/WW14 and Coupon NO.NM/896161/WOP
This is from total prize money of 10,687,000 EUROS, shared among the Twenty international winners in this category.
All participants were selected through our Microsoft computer ballot system drawn form 21,000 names, 3,000 names from each continent, as part of International "E-MAIL" Promotions Program, which is conducted once in every four years for our prominent MS WORD users all over the world,and for the continuous use of E-mail.
Your fund has been deposited in an escrow account with our affiliate Bank here in SPAIN, and insured with your REF NO: NL/BC7765468/WW14 and your E-mail address.
You are to keep your ref. number and coupon number from the public, until you have been processed and your money remitted to your personal account. We hope with your prize, you will be happy and continue to promote the use of E-mail and the use of MS WORD.
To claim your winning prize, you must first contact the claims department by email or call for processing and remittance of your prize funds to you. Your assigned claims Director Contact is:
MR.REGGIE MARTINS
CALLE LOPEZ DE HOYOS 327,
C.POSTAL 28043,MADRID
ESPAÑA.
TEL: +34-654-095-040
FAX: +34-917-903-679.
Email:reggiemartins@mail.nu
He is to help you in claiming your due prize. Remember, all prize funds must be claimed not later than the 2nd February, 2007. All funds not claimed on or before the fixed date will be penalized accordingly.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and coupon numbers as well as your full names in all correspondences with your claims director Mr Reggie Martins.Responses should be sent to reggiemartins@mail.nu.
On behalf of the E-GAME LOTT PROGRAM HEADQUARTERS,we wish you a prosperous and lucky 2007 ahead.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Edsilia Simeone
For E-GAME HQS, ESPAÑA.

Anti-fraud resources:

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