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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:
  • "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.
  • +34664428337 (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.
  • centrolsa@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: super sorteo <ssorteosp12@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 17:53:25 +0200
Subject: YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS HAS BEEN SELECTED.



YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS HAS BEEN SELECTED.ON LINE MICRO-SOFT SUPER SORTEO LOTTERY GAMES INTERNATIONALINTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENTC/ Avenue Carlos 44 24591 Madrid-SpainPROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENTDEARSIR/MADAM,RESULTS FOR FIRST CATEGORY DRAWS.After a successful completion of the first categorydraws of SUPERSORTEO-LOTTERY GAMES INTERNATIONALPROGRAMSIn view of the yearly sweepstake of the above Organization,we therefore bring to you notice that ON LINE MICRO-SOFT SUPERSORTEO-LOTTERY GAME INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS has just concluded its final draws of it's periodical promotional program. An exclusive list of email addresses of individual and corporate bodies were picked by automated random computer search from the internet, serial NUMBER:AJT-MDF drew the lucky NUMBER:BSA-MJK-9RGGand consequently won in the First Category.*********************************************************************You/Your Company, attached to:SERIAL NUMBER:AJT-MDFLUCKY NUMBER:BSA-MJK-9RGGREFERENCE NUMBER: PUH-CU4-7LBBATCH NUMBER:TDO9-Y43UY-2007*********************************************************************This invariably means that you have emerged as the prize recipient in the first category. You are therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of 1,200,000.00EUROS (1.2m Euros). Which is the winning payoutfor first categories winners. This is from the total prize money of 7,200,000.00Euros shared among the six international winners in the first categories.Be informed that No tickets were sold while all participants were selected from a randon computing ballot system. Email sweepstake is sponsored by a group of internet providers, corporate organizations and governmental parastatals in America, Europe and Asia.To begin your claims process of your winning prize,please contact your claims agent through e-mail or telephone,faximmediately you received this notification for due processing and remittance of your prize moneyto a designated account of your choice.*********************************************************************File/Claim OfficerMR.JOSE RAUL WILLIAMS.Manager International Remmittance/Credit unitFacility ManagementRegionTel: +34-664-428-337 FAX: +34-940-467002EMAIL:centrolsa@aim.com**********************************************************************NOTE: To avoid unnecessary delays and complications,please remember to quote your reference and batchnumbers provided above in every one of your correspondencewith your claims agent.You are to provide the below details,to enable the speed evaluationand processing of your winnings.we advice that you adhere strictly to their procedures to avoid anydisqualifications and subsequent cancellation.1.Your full names:2. Your full home / office address:3. Direct telephone/fax numbers:4. Age:5: OccupationThe above details information will be absolutely necessary to filein your claims.Congratulations once again from all staffs of(ONLINEMICRO-SOFT SUPERSORTEO-LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS)Sincerely Your's,Mrs Romas F Anna.Please note all winning must be claimed within 3 weeks from the date of this notice.Congratulations once moreN.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of thewinners will result to disqualification. Please do notreply to this E-mail Address.Contact your claims agent@ centrolsa@aim.com
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