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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:
  • "lottery winners international e-mail programs" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • ",000,000" (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.
  • +34691602196 (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.
  • hartfordseguros@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: EURO MILLIONS SPANISH LOTTERY <eurmilliones@aim.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:50:37 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU HAVE WON THE LOTTERY AWARD/PRIZE


EURO MILLIONES SPANISH LOTTERY.
FROM: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION / PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REFERENCE:60/80/PPD
BATCH: EGGS544-433-123

Sir/Madam,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Euro Milliones Spanish =
Lottery Winners International E-mail programs held on the 24TH OF MAY,due to =
the mix-up of names and email addresses the result was released on the 11TH =
JUNE 2007. All 50 winning email addressess were randomly selected from a =
computer ballot system drawn from over 100,000 companies and 50,000,000 =
individual email addresses and names from all over the world. Your E-mail =
address attached to ticket number 653-908-321-675 with serial main number =
345-790-241-671 drew lucky star winning numbers 34-32-90-43-32 which =
consequently won in the 2ND category, you have therefore been approved for a =
lump sum pay out of 1.000.000.00 Euros.(One Million Euros)
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
This lottery was promoted and sponsored by Spanish European Lottery Board in =
order to enhance and promote the use of Internet Explorer Users and =
Microsoft-wares around the globe. This promotional program takes place once =
in three years.
We hope with part of your winning you will take part in our end of year =
bonanza 50 millions Euro International lottery.
To file in your claims you are to contact the appointed agent as soon as =
possible for the immediate release of your winnings:
DR.GEORGE CARLOS ,(CLAIM AGENT)
HARTFORD SECURITY COMPANY S.A
ESPA=D1A.
Tel:0034-691-602-196
Email: hartfordseguros@aim.com
Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than two weeks, after this =
date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake.Please note in =
order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote =
your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence with the claims =
officer.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as =
soon as possible.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being =
part of our promotional program.
Sincerely yours,
MRS,GLORIA FERNANDEZ
Director Online International Promotions Unit/Lottery Co-ordinator.
N.B:
1.All claims are nullified after 14 working days from today.
2.Do inform the claims officer of any change of names or addressess.
3.All winners under the age of 18 are automatically disqualified.
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You are advised to keep your winning confidential till your claims is =
processed and your money remitted to you,this notification is dispatched =
directly to only the 50 lucky consolation prize Winners. This notification =
also contains information that is proprietary,privileged or confidential or =
otherwise legally exempt from disclosure. If you are not the right recipient =
whose email address attached to the lucky numbers along with the winning =
informations you are not authorized to read, print, retain, copy or =
disseminate this notice or any part



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