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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:
  • "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (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. )
  • "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.
  • +34692505064 (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.
  • leonardmessa@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: elgordo elgordo <elgordoxrr@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:43:34 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION : BENEFICIARY


EURO SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY COMPANY S.A

CALLE ARROYO NO 10 PISO ID
28008 MADRID, SPAIN.
TEL: 01134 680 255 669 DATE: 31/8/07


FROM: THE DESK OF MANAGING DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
REF NO: EGS/25516003/04
BATCH NO: 14 / 0017 /MMC


ATTENTION : BENEFICIARY.

RE: AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION.
We are pleased to inform you of the released results of EURO BONO LOTTO PROGRAM held on the 13TH OF August 2007.
Your name attached to the ticket number 025-11464992-750 with serial number 2113-05 drew the lucky numbers 10 -16-25-41-43-46, which consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of EUROS € 820,947.00 (EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND FORTY SEVEN EUROS) in cash credited to file REF NO./EGS/25516003/04.
This is from a total cash prize of EUROS €13,956,099.00 (THIRTEEN MILLION, NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY SIX THOUSAND, NINETY NINE EUROS) Shared among the 17 international winners in this categories. CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Your fund is now deposited with a security company and insured in your name. Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award from public notice until your claim has been processed and money remitted to your account as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or taking undue advantage of this programme by participants.

All participants were selected through computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Europe, Asia, Australia, Middle East, North and South America as a part of our international promotion program, which we conduct once every year. We hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize in the next year’s program.

To begin your claims please contact your claims agent , LEONARD MESSA the Foreign operations manager of PROTECTIVE SECURITY COMPANY S.A. , Tel: +34 692 505 064. Fax: 00 34 699 588 562,for processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice. Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 28TH OF September. After this date all funds will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed. Also be informed that 10% of your Lottery winning belongs to PROTECTIVE SECURITY COMPANY S.A. because they are your claims agent. This 10% will be remitted after you have received your winnings because the money is insured in your name already.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every of your correspondence with your claims agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible. Attached is a processing form, fill it out and return to PROTECTIVE SECURITY COMPANY S.A.. for processing and remittance of your winning fund.

Congratulations once again, and thank you for being a part of our international promotions program.
leonardmessa@yahoo.com
SINCERELY,


ANTONIO GOMEZ MANAGING DIRECTOR
56822526354582319696577826
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