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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "tax clearance" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claim agent" (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.
  • +34654468809 (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.
  • microclaimdept@mixmail.com
  • m_sclaimdep1mix@mixmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "juanatorres_lbd@terra.es" <juanatorres_lbd@terra.es>
Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2007 18:37:12 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?Euro_Millones__Espa=C3=B1a._?=


Euro Millones Espa=C3=B1a.=20
Award /Promotional Department
Madrid, Espa=C3=B1a=20
=20
2007 E-mail-Lottery Award Promotional Programme=20
=20
WINNING NOTIFICATION =20
Attn: Lucky Winner,
=
Madrid, 16/06/07
We are pleased to inform you that your E-mail Address has been selected as =
one of the 10 lucky winners in the email lottery programme conducted by the=
Euro Millones on the 24th of March 2007. The late release of this result w=
as due to difficulties encountered in sorting out mixed up numbers and emai=
l addresses. the result was released on the 4th June 2007.All 10 winning ad=
dresses was randomly selected from a batch of 500,000,000 international ema=
ils. Your email address emerged alongside with 10 others as a Numeros "5 " =
winner in this year's euro millones award Draw.=20
=20
Your winning email address has therefore been approved a lump sum payout of=
=20
=E2=82=AC 915,825.00 (NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND T=
WENTY FIVE EUROS ONLY.) in cash credited to file REF.NO: WN/8845/0241MD. Th=
is is from a total cash prize of EUROS =E2=82=AC10,498,770.00 (TEN MILLION,=
FOUR HUNDRED AND NINETY-EIGHT THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY EUROS ONL=
Y.) shared among the 10 international winners in numeros "5. Below are the =
particulars attached to your LUCKY WINNING EMAIL .
=20
(i) Ref Number: WN/8845/0241MD=20
(ii)Result W. Numbers: 10-34-48-21-18-3-7
(iii)Batch Number: 943/130/674=20
(iiii)Serial Number: LT/SY-746231/MD
=20
To immediately claim your prize,contact the Reg,claim/paying agent on the t=
elephone number below.=20
=20
(EURO MILLONES MICRO SOLE CLAIM DEPARTMENT AGENCY S.L.)=20
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D
=20
{Fiduciary Agent}
Mr.Paul S. Gomez=20
Micro Sole Agency S.l.Claim Agent.
Head Office C/ Ingles 24 Bajo ( 28943).
Madrid, Spain.
Tel: 0034-654 468 809
E-mail: microclaimdept@mixmail.com
Alternative E-mail: m_sclaimdep1mix@mixmail.com
=20
VERIFICATION FORM
=20
=20
Name:......................................................................=
.........................
Address:...................................................................=
.........................
Batch/W.Number:............................................................=
.........................
Ref Number:................................................................=
.........................
Occupation:................................................................=
.........................
Age:..............................
Sex:..............................
Tel:.......................................................................=
..........................
Fax:.......................................................................=
..........................
Country:...................................................................=
..........................
=20
The above claim agent will assist you in the processing and remittance of y=
our winning prize (funds) to you. Also note that you are to contact and pro=
cess your winning prize not later than 20 working days, After this date if =
you do not contact and process your winning prize, all funds will be return=
ed to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed.=20
=20
N.B:Terms and conditions to claim your prize:=20
**********************************************=20
Note that you will be require to obtain Tax Clearance Certificate of your W=
inning Fund / legalization of your Winning E-mail Address to your real NAME=
before your winning prize can be transferred to your designated account of=
your choice, by your claim agent above. as this will empower your claim ag=
ent to proceed to the Assigned Paying Bank for the release of your Winning =
Fund.=20
=20
Once again on behalf of all our staff,CONGRATULATIONS!!!.This promotion pro=
gramme is sponsored by EURO MILLONES TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF INTERNET. All =
winning informations have to be kept out of Public Notice until your winnin=
g prize has been processed and transferred to your designated bank account =
, this is to avoid double claim and unwarranted abuse of the programme by s=
ome participants.=20
=20
Endeavour to call your fiduciary Agent as Directed.
=20
For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confid=
ential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize release=
d to you.=20
=20
This is part of our security protocol to avoid dual claiming and unwarrante=
d taking advantage of this programme by non-participant or unofficial perso=
nnel.
Once again Congratulations!!!
=20
Yours Faithfully,=20
=20
Mrs. Juana N. Torres.
Promotions Manager Euro Millones Espa=C3=B1a
(Co-ordinator European Union Internacional Promotions,) =20





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