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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:
  • "fiduciary 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. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. )
• 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.
  • +34660689879 (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.
  • santalucespana@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: EURO MILLION <euromillionaward2007@easymail.hu>
Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 00:36:48 +0200
Subject: FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION 2007

EURO MILLION AWARD
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REF: EMLA/61-ILGI0509/45
BATCH:EMLA/15/096/WRCS
RE: WINNING FINAL NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro Million Lottery International programs held on the 30th March 2007 in Madrid Spain.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 213440056545 168 with Serial number 4188/05drew the lucky numbers:4 9 22 24 30 41 20 which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of €815,950.00C (EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTHEEN THOUSAND NINEHUNDRED AND FIFTY EUROS ONLY) in cash credited to file UUE/286485/02153.This is from a total cash prize of € 8,975,450 00 (EIGHT MILLION NINE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND, FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY EUROS), shared amongst the first Eleven (11th)lucky winners in this category.Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our
Madrid booklet representative office in Spain as indicated in your play coupon.
In view of this, your €815,950.00C (EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTHEEN THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY EUROS ONLY) would be released to you by our security firm in Madrid,Spain.

Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon asyou contact him.
All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies. This promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fitto claim your prize.This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned.To file
for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
DR PETER JAMES
Santa Lucia Security Company. Spain.
Email: santalucespana@netscape.net
Telephone: 0034-660 689 879
For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice. Remember,You are to contact our agents by email and within a week of receiving this notice.After this date, all funds will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batchnumbers in any correspondences with us or our designated agent.
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.
Yours Sincerely,
Wilfred Miguel
Lottery Director.


PLEASE FILL OUT THE VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM AND SEND TO DR
PETER JAMES FOR FURTHER INFORMATIONS.
1.FULL NAMES:
2.ADDRESS:
3.SEX:
4.AGE:
5.OCCUPATION:
6.POSITION HELD
7.INDICATE PREFERRED MODE OF PRIZE COLLECTION:
(A) CHEQUE
(B) DRAFT
(C) TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER IF BY TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER (Details of the
account
where you want your funds transferred):
8.CONTACT ADDRESS:
9.TELEPHONE NUMBER:
10.LOTTO NUMBER:____________________ B. DRAW NUMBER:______________
11.TICKET NUMBER:___________________
12.SERIAL NUMBER:__________________
13.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL___________
14.AMOUNT WON:
15. STATE:
16. COUNTRY.
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your
reference/batchnumbers in any correspondences with us or our designated
agent.
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.
Yours Sincerely,
Wilfred Miguel
Lottery Director.
Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent claims.This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
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