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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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")
  • ",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.
  • +34696331297 (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.
  • loteria00@mixmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • loteriaprimit@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "info00010@terra.es" <info00010@terra.es>
Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2007 16:49:04 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: KINDLY ACKNOWLEDGE !!!



FROM:THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/
PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
LOTERIA PRIMITIVA E.S

Ref. Number: ES:101-230-110-KC .
Batch Number: KE:3-7-14-19-27-31-42-WK.
Serial Number: 3310-811.
Sir/Madam

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners International programs held this day Monday the 16th of April 2007.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:2910-7144-6651-CW with serial number:3310-811...drew lucky numbers 4-10-16-21-33. which consequently won in the 1st category of 7 lucky winning, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 1.750,000,00( One Million Seven Hunderd and fifty thousand Euros)

CONGRATULATION !!!

WHO DID YOU GET MY E-MAIL!!! Recently the foundation set up the NEW HOPE LOTTERY to give out prizes based on the computer ballot system (THEREFORE YOU DID NOT TO BUY A TICKET TO ENTER FOR THIS.YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WAS RANDOMLY SELECTED AS A WINNER).
All participants were selected through a compute ballot system drawn from over 20,000 company and 40,000,000 individual Email addresses and names from allover the world.This promotional program takes place every three years.

Your e-mail address was luckly pick along sidewith 7 others as a category A5 winner in this year's loteria primitiva award Draw means your email as won you this prize.

To file for your claim, please contact our FIDUCIAL AGENT

MR.J.P RAYMON,
PAYMENT OFFICER
TEL/FAX:+34-696-331-297
EMAIL: loteria00@mixmail.com or loteriaprimit@netscape.net

1.Indicate your full name and Address,Country,Telephone,Mobile and Fax Number and Occupation.

2.Your winning prize is not deductable until your winnings has been processed,approved by your claim agent above.

3.The beneficiary is responsible for the VETT \ APPROVED CHARGES FEE of his fund to his/her country.

Congratulations once more from our members and staff thank you for being part of our promotional program.

Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

Sincerely yours,

Mrs,Diana Navarro
Lottery Co-ordinator

NOTE:PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS OFFICE, MAKE SURE YOU CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT ABOVE.ALSO MAKE SURE YOU SEND DOWN YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS TO YOUR CLAIMS AGENT FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION.

RELPY TO: loteria00@mixmail.com or loteriaprimit@netscape.net






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