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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:

• 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")
  • "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)
• 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.
  • +34680658644 (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.
  • infoclienteuros@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • infoclient@mixmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "elixe_fer@terra.es" <elixe_fer@terra.es>
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:58:29 +0100 (MET)
Subject: Award Notice



Award Notice
EUROMILLIONS INTL LOTTERY=20
MADRID,SPAIN
REF N=C2=BA: ES-02-14-SA.
Winning N=C2=BA : 10-12-24-25-41-3+5


RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION


We are pleased to inform you that your email adress has been selected as on=
e of the 13 winning emails in the EURO MILLIONS lottery programme conducted=
on the 4TH of JANUARY 2008. The Late result notification was due to diffic=
ulties encountered in sorting out mixed up numbers & email address.

Your email address has been approved a lump sum payout of =E2=82=AC918.656,=
77 from our Euromillions 2008 lottery Award . We are using this meduim to c=
ompensate those who had lost in the lottery games and also to encourage the=
use of ONLINE LOTTERY GAMES, INTERNET SURFING AND BUSINESS PURSUITS. The w=
inning numbers was selected from a Data Base of 50,000,000 Internet Email U=
sers, from which your lucky email address came out as one of the 13th lucky=
winning email address attached to REF N=C2=BA: ES-02-14-SA.
=20
You are to contact immediately your claims officer below via telephone & em=
ail quoting your, Winning N=C2=BA : 10-12-24-25-41-3+5, REF N=C2=BA: ES-02-=
14-SA, Your Name, Telephone number and Country of origin

MR. VICENTE SANCHEZ
Tel: 0034-680-658-644
E-mail: infoclienteuros@gmail.com=20
infoclient@mixmail.com=20

Note: Your winning prize is not deductable until your winnings has been pro=
cessed, approved and transferred to you by your claims agent above.=20
Regards,=20

Mrs. Elizabeth Maria Fernando
Lottery Co-ordinator.=20
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This e-mail transmission contains information that is confidential and may =
be privileged. It is intended only for the addressee(s) named above.
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Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam