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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "foreign service manager" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • +31615401054 (Netherlands, 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.
  • meridianfgroup@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "EUROMILLONES LOTTERY SPAIN" <euromilloneslottodraws@europe.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 06:30:48 +0900
Subject: EUROMILLONES EMAIL LOTTERY WIN NOTIFICATION

INTERNATIONAL LOTTO COMMISION
Euromillones Lottery
Av.Don Pedro de luna
100-105, Valencia
Spain


AWARD/PROMOTIONAL DEPARTMENT

Email Ticket Number: 2a/16- 17-18-36-47-1-2
FILE REF: EUML/82283922/769
BATCH: 18/621/2PDH /NL

Dear Winner,

Following official publication of results of the E-mail online Sweepstakes

organized by Euromillones Lotteria España the Slidecircuir Award in
conjunction with the Foundation for the
promotion of Software Products, (F.P.S.P), held on the 30th of Febuary
2007, in Valencia, Spain,wherein
your electrononic mail address emerged as one of the online winning emails
in the 1st category and
therefore attracted a cash MEGA JACK POT of €950,000.00 (Nine Hundred and
Fifty Thousand Euros) only

We write to officially notify you of this award and to advise you to
contact our Accredited Lottery Agent
immediately upon receipt of this message for more information concerning
the verification, processing and
eventual payment of the above prize to you. It is important to note that
your award informations was
released today the 18th March, 2007.

KINDLY CONTACT OUR LOTTERY AGENT WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

(a). Your Full name;
(b). Contact Address
(c). Name of Country.
(e). Tel/Fax Numbers
(f). File Ref Number Lottery Win Category
(g). Amount Won.
(h). Email Tickect Number.
(i). Profession.

Please contact the claim Agents as soon as you receieve this notification.
You must claim your prize
within 7 working days to facilitate the release of your prize.

Your play coupon fall within our Europe Payment Bank, therefore you must
contact our Fiduciary Lottery
Claim Agent for the payment/Remittance of your Lottery Win prize money.
See the details below;

=========================
Mr.Frank Wargna
Foreign Service Manager,
MERIDIAN FINANCE GROUP
Tel: 0031-615-401-054
0031-619-729-725
Fax:0031-847-599-111
EMAIL: meridianfgroup@aim.com
===========================

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promotion companies and Microsoft. Please note, in order to avoid
unnecessary delays and complications,remember to
quote your reference and batch numbers in all correspondence with our
agent.
Once again on behalf of all our staff Congratulatulations:

Sincerely,

Maria Jose (Mrs).
Online coordinator for EUROMILLIONS
Sweepstakes International Program.
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