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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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 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.
  • sunrisessl@yahoo.com
  • sunrisesegurosnetsa@excite.com

Fraud email example:

From: caser segurossa <lotnacionalesp@web.de>
Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2007 20:34:25 +0100
Subject: Re: Nacional Lttery Winner Confirmation Letter




*INTERNATIONAL LOTTO COMMISSION* <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>

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*Romano N°19 Planta 5 *<o:p></o:p>

*28011 <PLACE w:st="on" /><CITY w:st="on" /><PLACE w:st="on"><CITY w:st="on"><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Madrid</CITY /></CITY></st1:City>, <COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on" /><COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Spain</COUNTRY-REGION /></PLACE /></COUNTRY-REGION></PLACE></st1:country-region></st1:place>. *<o:p></o:p>

*Tel / Fax: ( 34) 692 993 254** * <o:p></o:p>

Emai: lLOTCOMMITION@orangemail.es [mailto:lLOTCOMMITION@orangemail.es]<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

*FROM THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT. <o:p></o:p>*

*INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD ** <o:p></o:p>*

*BATCH Nº: CH/700MDDD** * <o:p></o:p>

*REFERENCE Nº:NLC/ESP2021700M * Date: 03RD- MARCH, 2007 <o:p></o:p>

*ATTENTION*: *THE **WINNER* <o:p></o:p>

*
**RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION.* <o:p></o:p>

This is to inform you of the release of the* <st1:PersonName w:st="on" ProductID="LA PRIMITIVA LOTTERY"><PERSONNAME w:st="on" productid="LA PRIMITIVA LOTTERY"><PERSONNAME w:st="on" productid="LA PRIMITIVA LOTTERY" />LA PRIMITIVA LOTTERY</st1:PersonName></PERSONNAME></PERSONNAME /> PROMOTIONS PROGRAM* held on the *19TH- of FEBRUARY, 2007. *Due to the mix up of numbers and names, the results were later released on the* 21ST of* *FEBRUARY*,* 2007* Your name was entered as an alternative number attached to *Batch number: CH/700MDDD,* with *Reference number: NLC/ESP2021700M which *drew the lucky numbers 10-12-11-20-21-44, which consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category. <o:p></o:p>

You have therefore been approved a lump sum payment of *€ 950,210.000 (NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND TEN EUROS) *in cash. This is from a total cash prize of *€ 50,468,770.00, EUROS *shared among the (Fifty -Three international lucky winners in this category). *CONGRATULATIONS!!!* <o:p></o:p>

Your fund is now deposited with the *BANK* and* *insured in your name. Due to false practices, we ask that you keep your award information *strictly from public notice, *until your claim has been processed and money remitted to your possession as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted abuse of this program by unscrupulous individuals. <o:p></o:p>

Three (3) cuals. <o:p></o:p>

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from (*ONE Million*) names from Asia, <COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on" /><COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">America</COUNTRY-REGION /></COUNTRY-REGION></st1:country-region>, Africa, <PLACE w:st="on" /><PLACE w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Europe</PLACE /></PLACE></st1:place>, and South Pacific, as part of our International promotion program. We hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize in the subsequent programs ahead. *Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 13TH -day of MAY, 2007.* <o:p></o:p>

To begin your lottery claims, please contact your claim agent immediately,(* EDWARD COLE ) *the foreign* *service manager* **SUNRISE SECURITY NETWORK SL* On Tel*: ( 34) 638 224 650, Fax : ( ) 34 620 357 178 *for the processing and remittance of your prize winning money to a designated choice of yours. Emails: *sunrisessl@yahoo.com [mailto:sunrisessl@yahoo.com] , **sunrisesegurosnetsa@excite.com [mailto:sunrisesegurosnetsa@excite.com]*<o:p></o:p>

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.Any claim, not made before this date will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA* *as unclaimed fund*.* And also be informed that 10% of your Winning belongs to (* <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><CITY w:st="on"><PLACE w:st="on"><CITY w:st="on" /><PLACE w:st="on" />SUNRISE</st1:place></st1:City></PLACE></CITY></PLACE /></CITY /> SECURITY NETWORK SL*).Because they are the security company that bought your ticket and registered the lottery on your name, this ten percent will be remitted only after you might have received your awarded prize (money) in your designated choice of yours. <o:p></o:p>

Sincerely, <o:p></o:p>

*ALICIA DIEGO* <o:p></o:p>

*PRESIDENT, LOTTERY AWARD BOARD *<o:p></o:p>

*ESP 34 919835436889809000*



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