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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:
  • "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. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "claim 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)
  • "00,000.00" (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.
  • +34680928133 (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.
  • sanitasconsul@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ROYAL SPANISH LOTTERY <r_lottery@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:46:54 +0100
Subject: NOTIFICATION


INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
CALLE GRANVIA 32N 1C MADRID SPAIN
REF: RSSL/61-ILGI0509/45
BATCH:RSSL/15/096/WRCS
DATE:11/12/2007
Dear Winner,
AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE
This is to inform you of the release of the Royal Spainish Sweepstake Lottery =
Email Promotional Program held on the 10th December 2007, this result was =
initially delayed due to mix up of email addresses, the results were finally =
released on the 11th December 2007, and your e-mail attached to.Ticket =
number: 2996005600546 772 with Serial number: 4888/02, which drewthe Lucky =
numbers: 41-6-76-13-45-8, which consequently won the lottery in the Second =
category of the year 2007. You are therefore approved. for a lump sum payout =
of 1,000,000.00 (ONE MILLION EUROS ONLY) in cash accredited to file reference =
number: KPC/9080333308/03 this is from a total cash prize of 19,000,000.00 =
(NINTEEN MILLION EUROS ONLY) Shared among the nineteen international winners =
in this category.
Your fund is now deposited in a security company with your prize money =
insured in your e-mail.Due to mix up of some email addresses, we ask that you =
keep this award from public notice until your claim has been processed and =
money remitted to your account as this is part of our security protocol to =
avoid double claiming or unwarranted abuse of this program by participants as =
it has happened in the past. All participants were selected randomly from =
World Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over =
100,000 companies,this promotion takes place annually. We hope your lucky =
email address will draw a bigger cash prize in the next high stake promotion =
agenda of 30,000,000.00 (THIRTY MILLION EUROS) To begin your lottery claim, =
please contact your claimagent,
SANITAS CONSULTANCY AND SECURITIES S.L. MADRID SPAIN Dr Collins Smith
( Remittance/foreign operations manager)
Tel:+34-680-928-133
Email:sanitasconsul@yahoo.es
*********************************************
For due processing and remittance of your winning prize money to designated =
account of your choice. Remember, all prize money must be claimed.(not later =
than 30th December 2007). After this date, this fund will be returned to the =
MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed fund.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delay and complication, please remember =
to quote your reference and batch numbers in every correspondence with your =
agent or us. Furthermore, should there be any change of your contact email =
address, do inform your claim agent as soon as possible.
Congratulation once again from all members of our staff and thank you for =
being part of our International promotion program.
We wish you continued good fortunes.
Yours Sincerely,
Richard Marcial(Lottery Director)
--------------------------------------------------------------
This message is confidential. It may also be privileged or otherwise =
protected by work product immunity or other legal rules. If you have received =
it please let us know by reply it from your system; you should not copy it or =
disclose its contents to anyone. All messages sent to and from Sanitas =
Security Company may be monitored to ensure compliance with internal =
policies and to protect your winning which is from the Spanish Lottery Award =
Promotion 2007/2008 Section.
The contents of any email addressed to our clients are subject to our usual =
terms of business; anything which does not relate to the official business of =
the firm is neither given nor endorsed by it.

Anti-fraud resources:

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