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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims office" (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)
  • "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • +34660278006 (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.
  • bilbaoagent@aim.com
  • bilbaogrupo@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: necesitar@web.de
Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 15:33:46 +0200
Subject: M.L.W CONGRATULATIONS

































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ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION AWARD PRESENTATION CENTER: UNITED KINGDOM DEAR BENEFICIARY,MICROSOFT COOPERATION MANAGEMENT WORLDWIDE ARE PLEASED TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU ARE A WINNER OF OUR ANNUAL MS-WORLD LOTTO LOTTERY CONDUCTED IN EUROPE BEING THE HOST OF THE EVENT FOR THIS PRESENT YEAR MEGA JACKPOT LOTTO WINNING PROGRAMS HELD ON OF 5th OF October 2007. CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOUR PERSONAL E-MAIL ADDRESS OR COMPANY EMAIL WAS ATTACHED TO THIS YEARS MSWLL. WITH SERIAL NUMBER S/N-00168 DREW THE LUCKY NUMBERS 887-13-865-37-10-83, AND CONSEQUENTLY WON IN THE FIRST LOTTERY CATEGORY. YOU HAVE THEREFORE BEEN APPROVED FOR LUMP SUM OF [€1.000000] (ONE MILLION EUROS) PAYABLE IN CASH CREDITED TO FILE REF NO: MSW-L/200-26937 THIS IS FROM TOTAL PRIZE MONEY OF( €50,000,000 EURO) SHARED AMONG THE FIFTY(50) LUCKY INTERNATIONAL WINNERS IN FIRST AND SECOND CATEGORY. ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE SELECTED FROM WORLDWIDE WEBSITES ESPECIALLY YAHOO MAIL THROUGH OUR MICROSOFT COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM DRAWN FROM 21,000 NAMES, 3,000 NAMES FROM EACH CONTINENT (CANADA, ASIA, AUSTRALIA, UNITED STATE, EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA AND OCEANIA, AS PART OF INTERNATIONAL E-MAIL" PROMOTIONS PROGRAM, WHICH IS CONDUCTED ANNUALLY FOR OUR PROMINENT MS -WORLD USERS ALL OVER THE WORLD, AND TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF INTERNET AND COMPUTERS WORLDWIDE. YOUR FUNDS IS DEPOSITED WITH OUR PAYING BANK AND INSURED WITH YOUR REF NO: MSW-L/200-26937 WHICH WILL BE RELEASE AFTER DATAS VERIFICATION AND CLARIFICATIONS TO YOU BY ONE OF OUR PROCESSING SECURITY COMPANY IN CHARGE (BILBAO SECURITY COMPANY S.L ). YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS SHOULD BE USED IN ALL CORRESPONDENCE WITH YOUR CLAIMS OFFICER. PLEASE NOTE THAT, YOU ARE TO CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT MR PEDRO DIEGO,VIA EMAIL AS WE ARE PROMOTING THE USE OF E-MAIL. ALSO YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CALL THE (GRUPO BILBAO SECURITY COMPANY S.L.) TO CONFIRM YOUR WINNINGS AND GOVERNMENT TAX PAYMENT THAT IS ALL, AS THE SECURITY COMPANY WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE NECESSARY DETAILS ON HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE.AS PART OF OUR SECURITY PROTOCOL YOU ARE TO QUOTE THIS SECURITY AND INSURANCE CODE MSW/FEB/XX06 TO YOUR CLAIMING AGENT. Grupo Bilbao Security Company S.LHEAD OFFICE: AVD. DE LA Florida nº 185 28023 Madrid BRANCH OFFICE: PLAZA INDEPENDENCE Nº 2

12001 CASTELLON- ESPAÑA

Claim agent.MR PEDRO DIEGOE-mail:bilbaoagent@aim.com
Our office is open between the hours of 8:00am-19:30pm.Monday -Saturday REMEMBER, ALL PRIZE MONEY MUST BE CLAIMED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ALL FUNDS NOT CLAIMED ON OR BEFORE 15 WORKING DAYS AFTER RECEIVING THIS NOTICE WILL BE RETURNED TO THE LOTTERY BORD AS AN UNCLAIMED MONEY AND WILL BE DONATED TO CHARITY ORGANIZATIONS IN THE WORLD . <?xml:namespace prefix = v ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" /><v:formulas><v:f eqn="val #1"></v:f><v:f eqn="val #0"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum 0 0 #0"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod #0 2 1"></v:f><v:f eqn="sumangle @3 0 360"></v:f><v:f eqn="if @3 @4 @3"></v:f><v:f eqn="val 10800"></v:f><v:f eqn="cos 10800 #0"></v:f><v:f eqn="sin 10800 #0"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum @7 10800 0"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum @8 10800 0"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum 10800 0 @8"></v:f><v:f eqn="if #0 0 21600"></v:f></v:formulas><v:path o:connectlocs="@12,10800;@9,@10;@9,@11" o:connecttype="custom" textpathok="t"></v:path><v:textpath style="v-text-kern: t" fitpath="t" on="t"></v:textpath><v:handles><v:h polar="10800,10800" position="@6,#0"></v:h></v:handles><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:lock shapetype="t" text="t" v:ext="edit"></o:lock><v:shape id=_x0000_s1027 style="MARGIN-TOP: 4.9pt; Z-INDEX: 1; MARGIN-LEFT: 6.05pt; WIDTH: 68.1pt; POSITION: absolute; HEIGHT: 72.1pt; rotation: 2460910fd" strokecolor="red" type="#_x0000_t146"><v:shadow color="#868686"></v:shadow><v:textpath style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'" string="INT. NATIONAL LOTTO COMMISSIOM." trim="t" fitshape="t"></v:textpath></v:shape>NOTE: IN ORDER TO AVOID MISTAKES, PLEASE REMEMBER TO QUOTE YOUR REFERENCE AND BATCH NUMBERS AND YOUR SECURITY AND INSURANCE CODE OF MSW/FEB/XX06 IN ALL CORRESPONDENCES WITH YOUR CLAIMS OFFICER. AT ONCE YOU WILL BE ASKED TO PROVIDE SOME DETAILS TO ENABLE . GRUPO BILBAO SECURITY COMPANY S.L PROCEED WITH YOUR WINNING CERTIFICATE AND FILE KEEPING. CONGRATULATIONS, ONCE MORE FROM THE ENTIRE MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF MICROSOFT COOPERATION TO ALL OUR LUCKY WINNERS THIS YEAR. THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF THIS PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAM. OUR SPECIAL THANKS AND GRATITUDE TO /BILL GATE OF MICROSOFT AND ALL HIS ASSOCIATES FOR ALLEVIATING POVERTY ROUND THE WORLD/. SINCERELY,
DR CLIFF MOORE
VICE PRESIDENT bilbaogrupo@yahoo.com [mailto:bilbaogrupo@yahoo.com] <?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = SKYPE /><SKYPE:SPAN onmouseup="javascript:skype_tb_imgOnOff(this,1,'0',false,16,'');return skype_tb_stopEvents();" class=skype_tb_injection oncontextmenu="javascript:skype_tb_SwitchDrop(this,'0','sms=1');return skype_tb_stopEvents();" onmousedown="javascript:skype_tb_imgOnOff(this,2,'0',false,16,'');return skype_tb_stopEvents();" id=softomate_highlight_0 onmouseover="javascript:skype_tb_imgOnOff(this,1,'0',false,16,'');" title="Call this phone number in Spain with Skype: +34660278006" onclick="javascript:doRunCMD('call','0',null,0);return skype_tb_stopEvents();" onmouseout="javascript:skype_tb_imgOnOff(this,0,'0',false,16,'');" durex="161" context="+34 660 278 006">PHONE: 00<SKYPE:SPAN onmouseup="javascript:skype_tb_imgOnOff(this,1,'0',false,16,'');return skype_tb_stopEvents();" class=skype_tb_injection oncontextmenu="javascript:skype_tb_SwitchDrop(this,'0','sms=1');return skype_tb_stopEvents();" onmousedown="javascript:skype_tb_imgOnOff(this,2,'0',false,16,'');return skype_tb_stopEvents();" id=softomate_highlight_0 onmouseover="javascript:skype_tb_imgOnOff(this,1,'0',false,16,'');" title="Call this phone number in Spain with Skype: +34660278006" onclick="javascript:doRunCMD('call','0',null,0);return skype_tb_stopEvents();" onmouseout="javascript:skype_tb_imgOnOff(this,0,'0',false,16,'');" durex="161" context="+34 660 278 006"><SKYPE:SPAN class=skype_tb_injectionIn id=skype_tb_text0><SKYPE:SPAN class=skype_tb_innerText id=skype_tb_innerText0>34 660 278 006</SKYPE:SPAN></SKYPE:SPAN><SKYPE:SPAN class=skype_tb_imgR id=skype_tb_img_r0></SKYPE:SPAN></SKYPE:SPAN>bilbaogrupo@yahoo.com [mailto:bilbaogrupo@yahoo.com]Fax : 0034 658 656 399
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