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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim 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.
  • +34637069179 (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.
  • bencarlos5@aol.com

Fraud email example:

From: "euro ballot" <euroballot55@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 16:23:45 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!


Euro Millones Loteria S.A
Calle Zurbano 45
1Є Planta, 28010
Madrid, EspaÑa.


ATTN: LUCKY WINNER,


!!!!!!!! WINNING NOTIFICATION/AWARD RELEASE 2008 !!!!!!!!


Finally today, the result of winners of the EURO MILLONES LOTERIA(OLYMPIC
2012 BONUS) E-mail program held this month was announced. Your e-mail
address attached to TICKET No: D01- 098-94-65 with REFERENCE No:A98-709-980
drew STAR No:A87-98-76-89-54 which consequently won in the 2ND CATEGORY, you
have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of €950.000.00cents
(Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euro).


!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!


The draw was carried out through random sampling (A QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUE)
in our computerized email selection programme (TOPAZ) from a database of
over 1,000,000 email addresses drawn from 66 Countries around the World.The
online draws was conducted by a random selection of email addresses from an
exclusive list of 30,031 E-mail addresses of individuals and corporate
bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the
internet. As such no tickets were sold but all email addresses were assigned
to different ticket numbers for representation,identification and privacy.


This promotion is to encourage our prominent Microsoft Internet Explorer
users all over the world. Microsoft Electronic Mail Loteria is approved and
Licensed by the International Association of Lottery (IAL).Ensure to keep
your winning information in confidence until your award is duly processed
and claimed. This is part of our security measures to avoid double claiming
or unwarranted advantage taking of the situation by other participants or
impersonators in some cases.


To begin your claim, you will have to complete a release order form which
will be enclosed in the confirmation email from the claim processing agent.
Contact the claim agent immediately via email or telephone with the
information below:


Notary Officer/Claim Processing Agent
Name: Dr. Benito Carlos
Email: bencarlos5@aol.com
TEL: +34-637-069-179


You are to send the information below to the CLAIM PROCESSING AGENT via
email for the confirmation of your winning.

1. Your full names:............................

2.Your address:................................

3 Telephone/fax numbers:.......................

4. Occupation/age:.............................

5. Amount won:.................................

6. Reference Number:...........................

7. Security File Number:.......................

8. Ticket Number:...............................

9. Reconfirm Email Address:.....................

10. Date Notified:..............................


Note that your SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS EML/8903-690/504 (keep
personal)remember, all prize money must be claimed within two weeks. Failure
to do so your winning amount will be returned to the Ministerio De Economia
Y Hacienda as Un-claimed. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications please remember to quote your Security File Number in all
correspondence with the Claim Officer.


Yours Sincerely,
Mrs Maria Jose.
Loteria Coordinator


Note:
- All claims are nullified after 14 working days from today.
- Do inform the claims officer of any change of Names, Address and Email.
- All winners under the age of 18 are automatically disqualified

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