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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.
• 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.
  • +34651329179 (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.
  • cashchange_securitas_sa@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Euro millions Lottery <euromilliones_sl@yahoo.es>
Reply-To: euromilliones_sa@yahoo.es
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 13:59:03 +0100
Subject: BATCH: EELM-541-623-782


FROM: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
CALLE GUZMAN ELBUENO 48, 28936
MADRID ESPAÑA
http://onlae.terra.es/indexp.htm
REF: LP/67/80/IPD
BATCH: EELM-541-623-782
DATE: 26th Jan, 2007
Dear Winner,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Euro millions Lottery
International award e-mail programs held on the 3rd of Nov , 2006.Your
E-mail address attached to ticket number PIA/3 908 321 675-KIO with
lucky main Numbers 09, 23 ,35 ,37, 42 Estrellas numbers 3, 7 which
consequently won in the 2nd category, you have therefore been approved for a
lump sum pay out of €406.071,15 ( Four hundred and Six thousand , seventy-one point fifteen cents only)
!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Due to mix up of some numbers and names/programme abuse, we ask that
you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has
been processed and your money remitted into your account. This is part of our
security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this
program by some participants.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from over 6,000 companies and 120,000 individual email
addresses and names from all over the world. We hope with part of your
winning you will take part in our end of week BOTE €112 millions in
the next Euro million International lottery.
This is an Irish woman who won ,
ihttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/4730113.stm
And the week of 25/08/06 was won in France, a total of
€57.414.511,00 in the first category by a single Mother. To file for
your claim, please contact our fiducially/Claim agent:
**********************************************************************
OFFICE : CASH CHANGE SECURITAS S.A MADRID SPAIN
CONTACT : Sir Antonio Miguel ( Insurance Officer)
TELEPHONE : +34-651 329 179 FAX: +34-651 328 259
E- MAIL : cashchange_securitas_sa@yahoo.es
**********************************************************************
Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 2nd of Fabuary
2007.After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next
stake. Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications please remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in
all correspondence. Furthermore, should there be any change of address
do inform our agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once more from
our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional
program.
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs Angelica Torres
Lottery Coordinator.
____________________ _http://onlae.terra.es/indexp.htm______________
PRIZE AWARD DEPT CALLE GUZMAN ELBUENO 48, 28936 MADRID ESPAÑA

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