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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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")
  • "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "foreign service manager" (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)
  • ",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)
  • "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "federal high court" (This court is often mentioned in '419' scams to give the victim a reason why he/she should send thousands of dollars to the scammers. A 'Federal High Court' exists in Germany and Nigeria, but not in other countries, such as the UK, Spain, Netherlands, Senegal, Benin, South Africa or other countries where fake lawyers in scams often claim to be based. )
• 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.
  • swissmobilesses@mail.vu

Fraud email example:

From: depttespinfo9 inter <depttespinf@web.de>
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:03:34 +0200
Subject: Online Euro Millones Award Winner!!!






Online Euro Millones Award Winner!!!
>From The Desk Of The
Director General
Euro Millones Award
Calle Albefura Nº23
C.p.28024 Madrid-Spain.

Ref No:VBP/30124785KL/0POR.

Batch No: 24/090132/QIBMW.

Dear Beneficiary,

We are please to announce you as one of the 10 lucky winners in the Euro Millones Lottery International Email Address draw on the 25th of July 2007.

Due to the mixture of names and address the result was released on the 21st of August 2007.

All 10 winning addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 50,000,000 International email addresses.Your email address emerged along side 10 others as a category 3 winner in the Euro Millones Lottery Draw. Consequently, you have therefore been approved for a total
pay out of 1,000,000 .00 (ONE MILION EURO´S). The following particulars are attached to your lotto payment order:

(I) Batch No: 24/090132/QIBMW.

(ii) Ticket No: 12324277

(iii) Lucky No: 11 23 29 36 43 48 -C 8 R

(iv) Ref No: VBP/30124785KL/0POR

(V) Serial No: 1- 2 - 34-01-96-0KL

The Euro Milliones Lottery Program internet draw is held once in a year and is so organized to encourage the use of the internet and computers worldwide by micro softs companies We are proud to say that over 200 Million Euros are won annually in more than 140 countries worldwide.

To claim your winning prize you are to contact the appointed agent as soon as possible for the immediate release of your winnings:

DIRECTOR:MR. FERRAN GOMEZ,
SWISS MOBILE SECURITY COMPANY.
CALLE JUAN HURTADO DE MENDOZA,5,6D,28036
MADRID ESPAÑA
(Foreign Service Manager)
Tel:0034 685 365 243,
Fax:0034 911 311 887.


Email:swissmobilesses@mail.vu


N.B: Steps to claiming your prize;

1.Please quote your Reference number in all correspondence with the claims officer.

2. You must contact the appointed agent with your Full Names,Age,Occupation and Contact Address , Telephone Numbers (Home, Office and Mobile Number and also Fax Number) via email to process the
immediate payment of your prize.

3. Be informed that the appointed agent will be required to swear an Affidavits of Lotto Claim and also obtain Approval Legal Clearance Certificate from the Federal High Court here in Spain which is in accordance with the European Union Financial Act 2004 on payment of International Lottery Winners.

Please be aware that the PAYING BANK will Effect Payment Swiftly upon satisfactory Report, Verifications and validation provided by this fiduciary agent. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your
money remitted to you.

Once again congratulations!!!

Best regards,

Mrs.Nader Denisa

Euro Millones Lottery.



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