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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:
  • "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.
  • +34661051471 (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.
  • @hotmail.com
  • moony_34@ml1.net

Fraud email example:

From: "Sorteo S" <sorteo_supaer1@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:06:07 +0200
Subject: Hola

File Number: 22704:YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS HAS BEEN SELECTED. ON LINE MICRO-SOFT SUPER SORTEO LOTTERY GAMES INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
C/ Avenue Carlos 44 24591 Madrid-Spain
www.supersorteo.com
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT DEARSIR/MADAM, RESULTS FOR FIRST CATEGORY DRAWS.
After a successful completion of the first category draws of SUPERSORTEO-LOTTERY GAMES INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS In view of the yearly sweepstake of the above Organization,we therefore bring to you notice that ON LINE MICRO-SOFT SUPERSORTEO-LOTTERY GAME INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS has just concluded its final draws of it's periodical promotional program.
An exclusive list of email addresses of individual and corporate bodies were picked by automated random computer search from the internet, serial NUMBER:AJT-MDF drew the lucky NUMBER:BSA-MJK-9RGG and consequently won in the First Category. *************************************************************************************************************
You/Your Company, attached to:
SERIAL NUMBER:AJT-MDF
LUCKY NUMBER:BSA-MJK-9RGG
REFERENCE NUMBER: PUH-CU4-7LB
BATCH NUMBER:TDO9-Y43UY-2007 *************************************************************************************************************
This invariably means that you have emerged as the prize recipient in the first category. You are therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of 1,200,000.00EUROS (1.2m Euros). Which is the winning layout for first categories winners. This is from the total prize money of
7,200,000.00Euros shared among the six international winners in the first categories.
Be informed that No tickets were sold while all participants were selected from a randon computing ballot system. Email sweepstake is sponsored by a group of internet providers, corporate organizations and governmental parastatals in America, Europe and Asia.
To begin your claims process of your winning prize, please contact your claims agent through e-mail or telephone,fax immediately you received this notification for due processing and remittance of your prize Money to a designated account of your choice. *************************************************************************************************************
File/Claim Officer
MR.moony Blas.
Manager International Remmittance/Credit unit
Facility ManagementRegion
Tel: +34-661051471
FAX:+34-940-467023
EMAIL:sorteo_super@@hotmail.com
************************************************************************************************************* NOTE: To avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
please remember to quote your reference and batch
numbers provided above in every one of your correspondence
with your claims agent.
You are to provide the below details,to enable the speed evaluation
and processing of your winnings.
we advice that you adhere strictly to their procedures to avoid any
disqualifications and subsequent cancellation.
1.Your full names:
2. Your full home / office address:
3. Direct telephone/fax numbers:
4. Age:
5: Occupation
The above details information will be absolutely necessary to file in your claims.
Congratulations once again from all staffs of
(ONLINEMICRO-SOFT SUPERSORTEO-LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS)
Sincerely Your's, Mrs Romas F Anna.
Please note all winning must be claimed within 3 weeks from the date of this notice. Congratulations once more N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification. Please do not reply to this E-mail Address.
Contact your claims agent
moony_34@ml1.net

Anti-fraud resources:

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