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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:
  • "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.
  • +34638163840 (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.
  • cofidisclaimdpts@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs.Tonia <europelottery34@netscape.net>
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 21:21:48 +0100
Subject: Update, Treat As Urgent!!!


EMAIL-LOTTERY AWARD PROMOTIONAL PROGRAMME

Sir/Madam,

We are pleased to inform you that your EMAIL ADDRESSES has been
selected as one of the 38 lucky winners in the email lottery programme
conducted by the ONCE LOTERIA on the 30th of November, 2006.
The late release of this result was due to difficulties encountered in
Sorting out mixed up numbers and email addresses. All 38 winning
addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 900,000,000 international
and individual/companies E-mail addresses. Your email address emerged
alongside with 38 others as a category "6" winner in this year's once
loteria award Draw.
HOW WAS THE SELECTION DONE?
Most recently the foundation set up the NEW HOPE LOTTERY to give out
prizes based on the computer balloting system (THEREFORE YOU DO NOT NEED
TO BUY A TICKET TO ENTER FOR IT.YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WAS RANDOMLY
SELECTED AS A WINNER). As a category " 6" winner, your lucky email addressee
was selected by the email computer balloting device, where only email
addresses are soughed, from a total number of 900,000,000 international
And individual/companies E-mail addresses drawn from all over the globe,
Only thirty-eight winners emerged in this category.
Your winning email address has therefore been approved a lump sum
Payout of 6.000.000.00 Euros.(One Million Euros) in cash credited to file
REF. ES/04678/SA. This from a total cash prize 38.000.000 Euro
(Thirty eight Million) shared among the international winners in category
"6. Below are the particulars attached to your LUCKY WINNING EMAIL?
(i) The file Ref number:ES/04678/SA.
(ii) Result winning numbers: 2-5-0-4-9.
(iii) Email ticket number: 754/22/76.
(iiii) Lotto code number: MAD33964BL.
To immediately claim your prize, contact the claim/paying agent on the
telephone number below.

COFIDIS ES. S.A(www.cofidis.es)
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CONTACT PERSON. (MR.ANDREZ DAVID WALKER) (CLAIM AGENT)
COFIDIS ES COMPANY S.A,ESPAÑA
PLAZA DE COLON 124, 1C, MADRID,SPAIN .
TEL: 0034-638-163-840.FAX:+34-911-48-99-58
CONTACT E-MAIL:Cofidisclaimdpts@yahoo.es
The above claim agent will assist you in the processing and remittance
of your winning prize (funds) to you. Also note that you are to contact
and process your winning prize not later than one month, after this date
if you do not contact and process your winning prize, all funds will be
returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed.
N.B: Terms and conditions to claim your prize:
***********************************************************
1. Please quote your Reference & Batch number, your full name and
address, Country, Telephone, mobile, fax number and occupation to your claim
agent and most importantly your prove of identification either your
international passport or your driver's licence

2. Your winning prize is not DEDUCTABLE until it has been fully
Processed, approved and transferred to your designated account of your choice
Because of the insurance bond policy placed on your funds by the
Security company

3. You the beneficiary of the winning email would be responsible for
the VETT/APPROVAL DOCUMENT CHARGES (FEES) of your lucky WINNING EMAIL
ADDRESSE to your real NAMES.
For proper verification on your lucky winning email prize, you are to
Visit our online website page ( http://www.loteria.com/once.php ) and
indicate the date this email lottery programme draw of the ONCE LOTERIA
was held [30th(dia) -11(mes)- 2006(Ano) Premio] and there you will find
your result winning number( 2-5-0-4-9 ). Please verify your
information's on the website page before contacting your claims agent.
Once again on behalf of all our staff, CONGRATULATIONS!!! . This
Promotion programme is sponsored by ONCE LOTERIA TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF
INTERNET. All information's have to be kept out of public until your winning
Prize of (Six Million Euros ) has been processed fully remitted to you
by our accredited pay-point bank; this is to avoid double claim and
Unwarranted abuse of the programme by some participants.
Sincerely,
Mrs.Tonia Alicia.
Promotions Manager
Once Lotteries.
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This e-mail transmission contains information that is confidential and
may be privileged. It is intended only for the addressee(s) named
above.
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Program Warning!!! Fraudulent emails are circulating that appears to be
impersonator using our names and addresses, but are not from the
LOTTERY ONLINE PROGRAM PLEASE REPORT IMMEDIATELY TO CUSTOMER CARE/COMPLAINTS DEPT.
Note: Participants below 15 years are automatically disqualified. All
e-mail transmission/correspondence are 100% protected by our Secured
Socket Layer (SSL) server.
The NLS is an institution under public law. Therefore, the lottery contract is concluded between the lottery participant and the public law
institution LOTTERY ONLINE PROGRAM
This e-mail transmission contains information that is confidential and may be privileged. It is intended only for the addressee(s) named above.
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