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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "deadline" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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 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.
  • info_martinjohnsl@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "euromillioneu@terra.es" <euromillioneu@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2007 14:21:24 +0100 (MET)
Subject: CONGRATULATION!!!



CONGRATULATION!!!
Euro Million lottery Award 2007.


Attn:Sir/Madam

The recent euro million lottery held on 28th of Febuary 2007, your e-mail address have won the draw, with the following digit

(!) Batch. No: EULO/2907/444/908/06
(!!) Ticket No: WRNM/SMI/5990
(!!!)Lucky No: 10-23-44-72-80
(iv) Serial No: MUOTI/82536
(v) Ref. No: ESM/WIN/008/05/10/MA

which consequently YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS WON THIS YEAR EURO MILLION LOTTERY.in the 2nd category.You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 760,000.00. (Seven Hundred And Sixty Thousand Euros. PAYABLE IN CASH.


CONGRATULATIONS !!!

Please be aware that the PAYING BANK will Effect Payment Swiftly upon satisfactory Report, Verifications and validation provided by this fiduciary agent.For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you.Be informed that the deadline to claim your winning prize money is 19th of March 2007.


For immidiate realease of your winning fund, contact our registered claim agent in address below:
******************************************************
EUROPE LOTTERY PAYMENT AND RELEASE ORDER DEPARTMENT,
Mr.Martin John,
ONWARD SECUROS S.L,
C/HONDURAS,
102 25105 MADRID SPAIN,
Email: info_martinjohnsl@yahoo.es








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