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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims 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 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.
  • +34669969352 (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.
  • fowleradams@fowleradams.cjb.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "OVERSEAS-AFRO EURO-STAKES" <oaesloto3@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: info@fowleradams.cjb.net
Date: Tue, 01 May 2007 10:18:19 +0000
Subject: Congratulation *Lucky Winner*

AFRO EURO STAKES LOTTERY
Av. Comunidad de Madrid,
37-41, Las Rozas
28008 Madrid,

 

REF: Nº: OSL/653/029/03,

 

BATCH Nº: AT-040-SB06-0

 

EURO MILLONES AFRO STAKES LOTTERY Happily
 Announce To The Beneficiary Of This E-Mail
Account The Draw Of The EURO MILLONES INTERNATIONAL
E-LOTTERY Program Held 26th April 2007.Your E-Mail
Account Attached To Ticket Number 27522465896-532
Drew The Winning Numbers: 7-14-18-23-31-45 With
Star Number (652-662) Bonus Ball Which Subsequently
Won You, As The E-Mail Beneficiary In 2nd Category.
You Have Therefore Been Approved To Claim A Total Sum Of
US$100, 000.00 (ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND) UNITED STATES
DOLLARS In Cash Credited To REF: Nº: SL/653/029/03.
And AT-040-SB06-03.

 

 

Please Note That Your Lucky Winning Number Falls
Within Our International Promotion Booklet As
Indicated In The Play Coupon. In View Of This,
Your US$100,000.00 (ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND)
UNITED STATES DOLLARS, Will Be Process For
Claim To You By Our Register Claim Agent Mrs.
ELIZABETH DE FOWLER S.L.

 

 

Meanwhile, Our Agent Will Immediately Commence
 The Process To Facilitate The Release Of Your
Winning Prize As Soon As They Receive Your Contact.
For Security Reasons, You Are Advice To Keep Your
Winning Information’s Very CONFIDENTIAL Until
Your Claim Is Processed And Your Email-Winning
Prize Remitted To You. This Is Part Of Our
Precautionary Measures To Avoid Double Claiming
And Unwarranted Abuse Of This Program By Those
You Might Reveal Your Winning Notice To, Please Be Warned.

 

 

To Claim Your Email-Winning Prize As The Bona Fide
Beneficiary, Please Contact Our Register Claims
Agent With The Contact Information’s As Indicate
Below:

 

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

Mrs. ELIZABETH DE FOWLER S.L.
Av. Comunidad de Madrid,
37-41, Las Rozas
28008 Madrid,

Tel: +34-66 996 93 526

Fax. +34-91 1631 18 57
Email: MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "us.f570.mail.yahoo.com" claiming to be fowleradams@fowleradams.cjb.net

 

 

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

 

Remember To Quote Your Reference And Batch
Numbers In All Correspondence To Your Claim Agent.
Find Below Your Winning Information’s For Your
Email Prize Claim.

 

 

REF: Nº: OSL/653/029/03.
BATCH Nº: AT-040-SB06-03
Winning Nº: 7-14-18-23-31-45 / (652-662) Bonus Ball

 

Once Again Congratulations From EURO MILLONES AFRO STAKES LOTTERY

Good Luck,

 

 

SR. ALVARO GARCIA SOLANA.
Online Co-Ordinator.
EURO MILLONES AFRO STAKES LOTTERY.

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