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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims 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!
• 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.
  • +34620700370 (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.
  • allianzseg@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "SPANISH NOTICE" <infospain3@mailbox.hu>
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 16:43:37 +0200
Subject: 2008 EMAIL PRIZE ALERT!!!!


EL-GORDO LOTTERY DE LA PRIMITIVA
C/ LIBRA 6A 26545
MADRID ESPAÑA.
DATE: MAY 26, 2008.
BATCH: EGGS-34-11-444
REFERENCE:77/24/AAH

AWARD NOTIFICATION.

This is to inform you on the release of the EL-GORDO LOTTERY DE LA PRIMITIVA
held on the 18TH OF MAY 2008 . Results were released on the 17TH OF MAY
2008.This is the most popular draw on the Spanish lottery calendar. It is
held every Year and is affectionately the biggest ,Your E-mail address won
you 1 million euros with winning ticket details,TICKET NUMBER : 45-1-08ES,
BATCH: EGGS-34-11-444 and REFERENCE:77/24/AAH .
CONGR ATULATIONS!!!
All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through
computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies and we
utilise state of the art Electronic Data Processing (EDP) to ensure accuracy
of all transactions, ticket purchases and win payments.
You are to contact your claims agent MR CULL WILLS and he shall guide you
perfectly in claiming your prize and You shall receive the full amount of
the prize money you won. CONTACT OF YOUR CLAIMS AGENT BELOW:
MR CULL WILLS
allianzseg@aim.com
TEL: +34-620-700-370
ALLIANZ SEGUROS

When contacting MR CULL WILLS kindly present your information of identity
for documentation in your winning file and for recognition of wh om to claim
award, either your country passport or any other valid identity is required.
along with your BATCH: EGGS-34-11-444 and REFERENCE:77/24/AAH as stated
below .
Remember, all winnings must be processed not later than one month from the
day you receive this notification. you are to quote your reference and batch
numbers BATCH: EGGS--34-11-444 and REFERENCE:77/24/AAH in every of your
response to your claim agent. Further more, should there be any change of
address, inform your claim agent as soon as possible while a copy of your
lucky winning ticket and all other information will be sent to you by your
claim agent when your award has been processed and ready for transfer ,
Your claims agent is MR CULL WILLS.

YOU ARE TO CONTACT YOUR SECURITY COMPANY WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
BATC H AND REFERENCE NUMBER:
WINNING EMAIL ADDRESS:
YOUR NAME:
YOUR ADDRESS:
TELEPHONE NUMBER:
FAX NUMBE R:
COUNTRY:
A SCAN COPY OF IDENTITY : Once again from all members of our staff
CONGRATULATIONS for being a part of our International promotions program.
NOTE:winners below eighteen years ( -18yrs ) are disqualified from this
program. All the testimonials used in our advertising are genuine and we
only publish comments and photographs with the express written permission of
the winners.


We wish you good fortunes.
Sincerely,
MRS NIYA MANDEZ .

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