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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.
  • +34655314876 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)
  • +34691131532 (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.
  • eurosecurity2007@cashette.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: JUAN PLAMA GOZALEZ <lottoboard2007@cashette.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 20:10:50 +0100
Subject: FINAL NOTIFICATION


INTERNATIONAL LOTTO COMMISSION
O C/ GUZMÁN EL BUENO,137 28003 MADRID, SPAIN.
TEL: +34 655-314-876
FROM: THE DESK OF MANAGING DIRECTOR
REFERENCE NUMBER: EG/009713160012
BATCH NUMBER: 12428/048803.
11th JANUARY 2007
ATTN: BENEFICIARY
RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE
This is to inform you of the release of the Spanish-International. La
primitiva sweepstakes lottery-promotion held on the 23RD DECEMBER 2006,
This result was initially delayed due to mix up of Email addresses and
the results were finally released on Friday 29th DECEMBER 2006, and your
Email was attached to ticket number025-11-464-992-750 with Serial number 2113-05,
which drew the lucky numbers of 13-15-16-21-34-36, which consequently
won the lottery in the 3rd category.
You are therefore approved for a lump sum payout of EURO 315,810.00
(THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED AND TEN EUROS) in cash accredited to file reference number: EG/009713160012, This is from a
total cash prize of € 5,368,770.00 (FIVE MILLION, THREE HUNDRED AND
SIXTY-EIGHT THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY EUROS ONLY) Shared among the seventeen international winners in this category. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!
Your fund is now deposited in a security company with your prize money
insured in your name. Due to mix up of some Email address and names, 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 taking advantage of this program by participants as it has happened in the past.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot systems /
shopping ticket-foils and traveling ticket-foils drawn from 25,000
Company names and Email in additions to individual Email and names from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, America, Africa and North America as part of our annual-international
promotional programs. We hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash
prize in the next high stake promotion agenda of EURO 21,300,000.00
(TWENTY-ONE MILLION,THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND).
To begin your lottery claim, please contact your claim agent,
Name : Don carlos anthonio
Tel : +34-691-131-532
Email: eurosecurity2007@cashette.com
So as to commence registration and processing of your winning prize
money to designated account of your choice. Complete the payment
processing form below and return it to your claim agent.
1.Name in full:........................
2.Address:.............................
3.Nationality:..........................
4.Age:....................................
5.Occupation:.........................
6.Phone/Fax :.........................
7.Present Country:..................
You are to choose from the below listed options in which best suit
you to recieve your prize, please indicate the option which suit you best.
(1).Bank swift wire transfer
(2).Courier delivery.
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 27TH OF
JANUARY 2007. After this date, this fund will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE
ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed fund. **INTERNATIONAL LOTTO COMMISSION S.A**MADRID
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 youraddress, 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. JUAN PALMA GONZALEZ
(DIRECTOR DE LA LOTTERIA) FOR OWNER ONLY
SECURITY CODEX-INFORMATIONS (STRICTLY

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