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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:
  • "claim 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!

Fraud email example:

From: spanishvinonotice18@interfree.it
Date: 15 Feb 2008 15:23:39 -0000
Subject: RE: AWARD LUCKY WINNER NOTIFICATION.


SPANISH EUROMILLIONES LOTERÍA ESPAÑOL
SI NUMERO CALLE/ESTRECHO DE GIBRALTAR, 21,24027 MADRID
REF. NO: ES/007/05/12/MAD.
BATCH. NO: GHT/2907/333/07.

We wish to congratulate you over the success of your email address, for winning our euro million computer BALLOTING SWEEPSTAKE held on 4th Jan, 2008.



Your email address attached to ticket star No (2-10-22-29-48 STAR NO. 5+1) drew the EUROMILLION lucky No 2-10-22-29-48 which consequently won the draw in the Second category 0 3 match 0 5.

You have therefore won and been approved the (€ 918.656, 77) (Nine Hundred Eighteen Thousand Six Hundred and Fifty Six Euros Seventy Seven Cent)

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
To make claims contact the registered claim agent's information below:

(Seguros De Enterramientos SA)
DON: Gabriel Garcia Márquez
Dirección: MADRID (ESPANOL)
E-mail: segurosdeenterramientos1@ozu.es

Remember, you must claim your winning not later than 27th Feb. 2008. Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember to quote your reference number and batch number in all correspondence.

ONCE AGAIN CONGRATULATION
sincerely yours,
Mrs. Maria Elizabeth Carlos
Lottery Coordinators.
http://www.national-lottery.com/resultseuro.asp


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