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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:
  • "claims office" (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 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.
  • euromillion.claims_agent@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mason Amentario <euromillion.claims_agent@yahoo.es>
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:00:10 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: RE:{Spam?} INFORMATION.


SPANISH CROWN LOTTERY
EMAIL-LOTTERY PROMOTION
INTERNATIONAL PRIZE AWARD DEPT
EUROMILLIONES LOTTERY
http://onlae.terra.es
Loterías y Apuestas del Estado
Security No: DPA/FSG/XX07EU
Batch No: Batch No: EUR/688-DPL
Ref No: EURML/717-dpa/3598/EU

ATTN: PRIZE WIN

We are pleased to inform you that spanish lottery is do not collect money from winners who won the lottery so what i am advising you to do now is for you to contact the security company with the details provided for you to.

Mr.Mason Amentario
I suggest you immediately contact your CLAIM PROCESSING AGENT
Email: euromillion.claims_agent@yahoo.es
For proper verification and claim of your prize.
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Remember, all winnings must be claim not later than 30th of August.2007.
After this date all unclaimed funds will be return to the promotion company.

NOTE: IN ORDER TO AVOID MISTAKES, PLEASE REMEMBER TO QUOTE YOUR REFERENCE AND BATCH NUMBERS AND YOUR SECURITY CODE OF DPA/FSG/XX07EU IN ALL CORRESPONDENCES WITH YOUR CLAIMS OFFICER. DO NOT REPLY ANY OTHER MAILS LIKE THIS ON NET, AS THEY ARE A LOT OF SCAM ARTIST OUT THERE PRETENDING TO BE US. YOU MAY SEE MAILS LIKE THIS DO NOT REPLY. DO CONTACT YOUR
CLAIMS OFFICER.
Congratulation and thank you for being part of our promotional program.


Sincerely,

Mr.Mason Amentario
Co-ordinator


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