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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:
  • "fiduciary 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.
  • +34678245301 (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.
  • balineseguros@aim.com
  • globalineseguros@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: congratulations contact your agent <awardinternational11@yahoo.es>
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:35:40 +0200
Subject: Congratulation from the euromillion contact your agent


EUROPEAN UNION INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONIC LOTTERYELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNI=
NG NOTIFICATION AND PRESENTATION CENTER: MADRID , SPAINCastillo Blasco 16.=
Gatafe-121600 Madrid SpainDate:29:04:2008 Attention:Beneficiary.Today we a=
re please to announce you as one of the 4 luc ky winners in the Euro Milli=
ons Lottery International Email Address draw on the 10th of March 2008, du=
e to the mixture of names and address the result was released on the 28th =
April, 2008. All 9 winning addresses were randomly selected from a batch o=
f 50,000,000 international email addresses. Your email address emerged alo=
ngside 3 other as a second category winner in the Euro Millones Lottery Dr=
aw. Consequently, you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of(=
Six Hundred And Fifty Thousand Euros Only)(650:000:00)The following partic=
ulars are attached to your lotto payment order: CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!=20
Ref No:-EMSL/2007/FEB.=20
Ticket No:- T WMT/1 800/806=20
Lucky No:- 07-13-31.54-640 Ser ial No: - MUO TI/82536(650:000:00) The Euro=
Millones Lottery Program Internet draw is held once in a year and is so o=
rganized to encourage the use of the Internet and computers worldwide. We =
are proud to say that over 200 Million Euros are won annually in more than=
150 countries worldwide. To claim your winning prize you are to contact t=
he appointed agent as soon as possible for the immediate release of your w=
innings: MR CLIFF JERONIMO.TEL: +34 678245301 FAX:+34 658 656 399Email:glo=
balineseguros@aim.com N.B:Steps to claiming your prize;(1)Please quote you=
r Reference number in all correspondence with the claims officer. (2)You m=
ust contact the appointed agent with your Full Names, Contact Telephone Nu=
mbers (Home, Office and Mobile Number and also Fax Number) via email or fo=
llowing telephone number Tel: 0034-678245301 ,to process the immediate pay=
ment of your prize. (3)Be informed that the appointed agent will be requir=
ed to swear an Affidavits of Lotto Claim and also obtain Approval Le gal C=
learance Certificate from the Court here in Spa in which is in accordance =
with the European union Financial Act 2004 on payment of International Lot=
tery Winners. Please be aware that the PAYING BANK will Effect Payment Swi=
ftly upon satisfactory Report, Verifications and validation provided by th=
is fiduciary agent. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your win=
ning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money=
remitted to you. Once again congratulations!!! DR PAUL SALANA FRANCIS Pro=
motion manager Sweepstakes International Program.EUROPEAN UNION INTERNATIO=
NAL ELECTRONIC LOTTERYTHE EURO MILLION LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS PR=
OGRAMPast winners all over the world filled with excitement over their win=
nings< SPAN>Emails:globalineseguros@aim.com


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