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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "euromillion loteria" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "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.
  • platiniumagencys@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: enllmne nillnes <meseslleinfo@web.de>
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 22:47:08 +0200
Subject: YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS WON ($ 950,000.00 ) IN THE LOTTERY.


*

Euromillion Loteria Español
Pol.Lasao, Area Anardi
155, 28090 Madrid. Spain Branch.* *

YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS WON ($ 950,000.00* *) IN THE LOTTERY.*

We wish to congratulate you over your email success in our computer balloting sweepstake held on 27th April, 2007. 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. *

Below are your winning details:*

lucky no.* 0453-221-03*

ticket no. *EU-021-9341*

category. *second* *

CONGRATULATIONS !!!*

To claim your winning funds, you are to forward the following details:

Your full name

home and office tel. no.

and your winning details i.e lucky no., ticket no., and category to your appointed claim agents address and email below to claim your winning funds:

********************************************************************** *

Platinium Trust Agency
Dr.Phillip Weeks
Address: Avda .Del Petroleo 222 Polig
Madrid Spain.
E-mail:platiniumagencys@aim.com*

**********************************************************************

*Once again congratulations.* *

Best regard,
Mrs. Blanca Fernandez
Lottery coordinator.*



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