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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:
  • ",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.
  • +34650013942 (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.
  • natarioservice@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • natariosecuri@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: SPANISH SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY <emailresult@aim.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:32:26 +0200
Subject: E-MAIL PROMOTION RESULT


SPANISH SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
CALLE SOL 32N 1C MADRID SPAIN
REF:NA/0534/30/07
BATCH: 75/012/INA
RE: WINNING FINAL NOTIFICATION
Dear Winner,
WINNING NOTIFICATION
=

We happily announce to you the draw of the Royal spanish Sweepstake Lottery =
International programs held by a group of Bank giro loteria corporation, the =
Slidecircuir award and in conjunction with the foundation for the promotion =
of software products,(F.P.S.), held in Spain on the 15th of June 2007 in =
Madrid Spain.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 212005600545 177 =
with Serial number4887/07 drew the lucky numbers: 41-6-76-13-45-7, which =
subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.You have therefore been =
approved to claim a total sum of 2,000,000.00 Euro(Two million Euro) in cash =
credited to file KPC/9080333306/07.This is from a total cash prize of Ten =
Million Euro(10million Euro), shared amongst the first Five (5th) lucky =
winners in this category.Please note that your lucky winning number falls =
within our Madrid booklet representative office in Spain as indicated in your =
play coupon.In view of this, your 2,000,000.00 Euro(Two million Euro) would =
be released to you by our security firm in Madrid,Spain.
Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of =
your funds as soon as you contact him.All participants were selected randomly =
from World Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over =
100,000 companies. This promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, =
you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your =
claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you =
deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to =
avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some =
unscrupulous elements. Please be warned.
The information you received was to officially notify you of this award and =
to advise you to contact the processing office immediately upon receipt of =
this message for more information concerning the verification, processing and =
eventual payment of the above prize to you Mr Luis Alonso Lopez of Natario =
Loteria Security Depatment Madrid Spain. Email: natarioservice@aim.com or =
natariosecuri@aim.com Tel:0034-650-013-942
You have been requested to also contact the security agent with the following =
informations
FULL NAME:...............................
PHONE NUMBER:...........................
COUNTRY:....................................
ADDRESS:................................
SEX:.......................................
AGE:.............................
OCCUPATION:..............................
WINNING E-MAIL ADDRESS.....................
For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice. Remember,You are to contact our agents by email and =
within a week ofreceiving this notice.After this date, all funds will be =
returned to the
MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed. To avoid unnecessary delays =
and complications,please quote yourreference/batch numbers in any =
correspondences with us or our designated agent.Congratulations once more =
from all members and staffs of this program.
Yours Sincerely,
Wilfred Enrique
Lottery Director.

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