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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:

• 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. )
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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 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.
  • mayorsegurcom@yahoo.es

Fraud email example:

From: infolpxlx@web.de
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 17:59:31 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATION YOU HAVE WON THE ANNUAL LOTTERY PRIZE!!!




EURO MILLIONES LOTTERY ESPAÑA
C / CORDOBA Nº 14 PLANTA 2-A
28089 MADRID, ESPANA
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF:IP/137/525/15486707ESP
BATCH:EU/07-3663/KCZ
DATE...11th October 2007.

We pleased to inform you of the announcement today, 11th October 2007.Winners of the EURO MILLIONES LOTTERY COMPANY S.A PROGRAMES held on the 27 September 2007.Your email address is attached to ticket number:357-01467446-224, with serial number 5073-11 that drew the lucky numbers 02-07-14-25-44-02-04, and consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category.You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of of EURO 615,810.00 (SIX HUNDREND AND FIFTY THOUNSAND EIGHT HUNDREND AND TEN EURO in cash credited to file REF NO. IP/137/525/15486/07/ESP.This is from total prize money of 12,316,200.00 shared among twenty international winners in this category.All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe, North America and Asia as part of international Promotions Program, which is conducted at every three years.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with a security company (MAYOR SECURITY COMPANY ESPAÑA )insured in your name. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to you.This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.
We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in our beginning of year high stakes US1.3 billion international lottery.

So to begin your claims, please contact your agent; Mr. Luis Douglas
FOREIGN OPERATION DIRECTOR,
Email,mayorsegurcom@yahoo.es
TEL. + 34-665-497-912.
For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice.Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than two weeks 2007.After this date,all funds will be returned as unclaimed to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA AS UNCLAIMED.And also be informed that 10% of your lottery wining belongs to MAYOR SECURITY COMPANY ESPANA, because they entered your name for this draw and they are your claims agent. This 10% will be remitted after you have received your winning fund into your account,because the fund 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 one of your correspondences with your claim agent.

Furthermore. If there is any change of your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.Congratulations again from all our staffs and thank you for being part of our promotions program.

Sincerely,

Ms COMFORT JOSE
EURO MILLIONES SPANISH LOTTERY S.A
CO-ORDINATOR



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