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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "lottery winners international e-mail programs" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • ",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)
• 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.
  • +34657067207 (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.
  • elminscsult@aim.com

Fraud email example:

From: national info <national.awardinfo07@web.de>
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 19:08:30 +0200
Subject: Congratulations! Your Email Has won.




FROM: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
EURO MILLIONS LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.PLAZA COLON 22--9, MADRID 280016. SPAIN.
TEL/FAX:34 917 615 166 REFERENCE: 90/30/KPD.
BATCH: EGGS-545-626-787. DATE: September 27, 2007,
ELECTRONIC EMAIL AWARD NOTIFICATION Sir/Madam, We are pleased to inform you of the result in Euro Millions Lottery
Winners International E-mail programs held on the Sept. 21st, 2007 as part of our yearly Bonanza.
Your E-mail address attached to ticket number 653-908-321-675 with serial main number 345-790-241-671drew lucky star numbers 34-32-90-43-32 which consequently won in the 2nd category.Therefore you have been approved for a lump sum pay out of a‚ 620,555.00 Euro.(Six Hundred and Twenty Thousand Five Hundred and Fifty-Five Euros)

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your
winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by non participants.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 100,000,00 companies and 50,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world.
We hope with part of your winning you will stand a chance in our end of year 10
million Euro International lottery. Please note that all email address/names registered with different and various websites/pages in the internet, were selected through a computerized ballot machine system from the internet,randomly drawn
from over 100,000.00 COMPANIES and 50,000,000. (INDIVIDUALS PRIVATE/PERSONAL) Please find below your claims verification informations, you are to fill all the required information correctly and immediately return by sending it to your claims agent through the contact details as stated below: (1)BENEFICIARY"S FULL NAMES.........................
(2)COUNTRY(NATIONALITY)...........................
(3)SEX.......................................
(4)DATE OF BIRTH.............................
(5)WINNING EMAIL ADDRESS.................
(6)BATCH NUMBER.............
(7)TELEPHONE NUBER......................... To file in for your claims,you are to quickly contact with our
fiducial agent:
DON PEPE BLASC0.(DIRECTOR)
EL MINISTROS CONSULTANTS S.A
TEL :+34-657-067-207 .
EMAIL:elminscsult@aim.com Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than four weeks from day of receipt, otherwise it will be classified as unclaimed funds and will be returned to the Ministry of Hacienda. Please note in order to avoid any unnecessary delays and complications,please remember to always quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence. Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for
being part of our promotional program.
Sincerely yours,
MRS,MARIA JOSE FERNANDEZ,
Lottery Coordinator.
EURO MILLIONS LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.




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