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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.
• 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.
  • +34660689879 (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.
  • santalucseguros@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: SANTA LUCIA SEGUROS <santalucseguros@yahoo.es>
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 11:03:24 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: AWARD CLAIM PROCESSING FORM


ATTN:KARLI HOCHMACHER,


We wish to acknowledge your lottery claim information sent to this office. Kindly fill and return the lottery claim processing form to enable management commence processing of your lottery claim.



Once again congratulation while we await your soonest response.Contact the claim officer for any question bothering you as regards the claim procedure or the promotion in general.


DR PETER JAMES
Santa Lucia Security Company. Spain.
Email:santalucseguros@yahoo.es
Telephone: 0034-660-689-879
Providing him with the information stated below:
·FIRST NAME:___________
·LAST NAME:____________
·GENDER:_______________
·YOUR AGE:_____________
·OCCUPATION:___________
.ANNUAL INCOME:________
·CITY & STATE:_________
·COUNTRY:______________
·ZIPCODE:______________
·EMAIL:________________
·CELL PHONE:___________
·HOME/WORK PHONE:______
·BATCH NUMBER:_________
·LUCKY NUMBERS:________
·TICKET NUMBER:________
.SERIAL NO:____________
·AMOUNT WON:___________
·MODE OF COLLECTION:___
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Copyright © 1994-2007 The Euro Million International
Lottery Inc.
All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline
77635 476378 255667460

Yours Faithfully,
Dr PETER JAMES.
FOR SANTA LUCIA SECURITY COMPANY.
0034 660 689 789.




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