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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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 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.
  • seguritasegur@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "euro million" <euromillionn@latinmail.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 13:41:27 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION:


AWARD NOTIFICATION:=20
Securitas Seguridad Espa=F1a S.A.
C/Barbadillo, Sin Numero,
28042 Madrid, Spain
(Admitted 1986) =20
Dear Winner,
We happily announce to you the Draw of the E-mail Loterias Internationa=
l held on
the 8th october,2007.Your E-mail Address attached to:=20
Ref Number :ES/112/56/09/MD,Batch No: WNTO/2791/WD/ES,Lucky No: 31-09-7=
6.49-520
Serial No: MUOTI/36780, was picked at random from our computer system o=
nline Lottery
success. =20
You have been approve for the star prize of Euros 874,000,00 Euros
(Eight Hundred And Seventhy Four Thousand Euros Only).=20
To claim your winning prize you are to contact the appointed agent for =
the immediate=20
release of your Fund:=20
Dr. Louiz Cruz
Securitas Seguridad Espa=F1a S.A.
E-mail:seguritasegur@aim.com=20
Note: Validity period of the winnings is for 14 working days.
congratulations !!! from our entire Staffs.
Mrs.Laura Jones.
Program Assistant

Descubre el poder latino en el Mes de la Hispanidad http://www.starmedi=
a.com/noticias/especiales/hispanos.html

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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam