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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")
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • +34690260767 (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.
  • mapfreoffice@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • mapfreoffice@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: SPAINSH EURO MILLION LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL <euromillion2007@aim.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2007 05:16:56 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATION!!!( YOUR EMAIL HAS WON THE SPAINSH EURO MILLION 2007
AWARD PROGRAM)


SPAINSH EURO MILLION LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
CALLE MOSTOLES 23C PISO 6G 28923 MADRID ESPANA.
FROM:THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD
REFERENCE: 67/55/IBL
BATCH: EGGS-541-444-081
DATE:15TH,JAN,2007.
ATTENTION EMAIL BENEFICIARY,
!!!YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS WON THE SPAINSH EURO MILLIONLOTTERY AWARD OF 5.500,000.00 Euros( FIVE MILLION FIVEHUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS ONLY) CASH!!!
We wish to congratulate you over your email success in our computer balloting sweepstake held on 23rd of Jan ,2007 and the result was relase in 9th Feb, 2007 in Spain.
This is a millennium scientific computer game in which email addresses were used.
It is a promotional program aimed at encouraging internet users; therefore you do not need to buy ticket to enter for it.
This lottery program on computer is to help encourage the rapid use of microsoft wares and to enlighten and promote the wide spread usage of the internet within the global world,under the able sponsorship of microsoft ware wizard Bill Gates,Sultan of Brunei,together with the USA,AUSTRALIA& a few members of the EUROPEAN ECONOMIC STATES,
This is our second and last reminder to you with every believe that you received the last notification sent to you via the same email address last month as themanagement will not continue to send you another notice/reminder over your winning if you do not respond immediately to your claims.
Again note that all email address/names registered with different and various websites/pages in the internet were selected through a computerized ballot machine system from the internet, randomly drawn from over 100, 000.00 COMPANIES and 50,000,000.00 (INDIVIDUALSPRIVATE /PERSONAL) Email Addresses and names from all over the world, where your own EMAIL ADDRESS happens to have been luckily selected under the second category(B) to have attracted this winnings.
Your email address attached to ticket star number:712-430-11-18 with serial number IV 241872 drew the EUROMILLION lucky numbers 701-9211-511which consequently won the draw in the Second category. You have been approve for the star prize of 5.500,000.00 Euros( FIVE MILLION FIVEHUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS ONLY)already insured in your favour.
This promotional program takes place once inevery year in conjunction with international governmental policies under very strict regulatory laws within the world lottery association in the bid to strive towards a world without poverty in which every person can exercise his or her right to a life of dignity and to equally establish themselves and help create room for useful and gainful employment through the fund/prize you are been awarded.
CONGRATULATIONS !!!
You are advised to keep this winning very confidential until you receive your lump prize in your account or optional cheque issuance to you.
This is a protective measure to avoid double claiming by people you may tell as we have had cases like this before, please send your Full Name, Home and Office Tel & Fax Number, Mobile Tel Number and your winning ticket number,reference numbers and amount won information for processing of your winning fund to our registered claim agent in address below:
DR.RICHARD EDWARD
MAPFRE SECURITY COMPANY
CALLEDE FUENLABRADA 33,PISO NO6, 28935.
MADRID SPAIN
www.mapfre.es
TEL:0034-690-260-767 .
Email: mapfreoffice@aim.com /mapfreoffice@myway.com
Remember, all winning must be claimed before and not later than two week from the day this notification was recived.
After this date all unclaimed funds stands the risk of being retrieved back into the treasury and perhaps included in the next stake.
Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delay and complications always remember to quote your REFERENCE & BATCH NUMBERS in all correspondence to your nominated and acredited trustees claims agent and ensure to comply with every detailed directives.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff for having been a lucky winner in our international promotions program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.
Sincerely yours,
MAG ALICEWILLIAMS(Mrs).
Regional President/Lottery Coordinator.
CONFIDENTIALITY: This e-mail message is confidential and is intended only for the address of the email address holder who is to immediately report directly and only to the claims agent. Any unauthorized use or disclosure is strictly prohibited.
Disclosure of this e-mail to anyone other than the intended addressee does not constitute waiver of privilege.
If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately and delete this.
Thank you for your cooperation

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