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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.
  • +34675134504 (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.
  • infocapatlas@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:51:47 +0100
Subject: Attention Winner.




Attention Winner.
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EMAIL-LOTTERY AWARD PROMOTIONAL PROGRAMME

Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice the result of LOTTERIA S=
HOP NATIONAL 2008 promotion. We are happy to inform you that your email ad=
dress have emerged a winner of One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euro ( 150.0=
00.00 Euro.)

NOTE: to file for your claim, please contact the claim department with the=
above information below NOTE: to file for your claim, please contact the =
claim agent below on email or phone
=20
Mr.Santi Juanito=20
Atlas Capital Services, S.L.
Madrid Spain=20
TEL:+34-675-134-504
EMAIL TO:infocapatlas@aim.com
=20
The following particulars are attached to your lottery payment order: Reme=
mber to quote these numbers in your correspondence with your claims agent.=

=20
PROMOTION DATE: 28th of October 2008.

REFERENCE NUMBER:ESM/WIN/008/05/10/MA
BATCH NUMBER: 15/051/IPD/ES
WINNING NUMBER: 10-23-44-72-80
TICKET NUMBER:241918906-076
SERIAL NUMBER:16 23 43 26 42 36
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Your winning prize is not deductable until your winnings has been processe=
d,approved and transfered to you by your claim agent above.
=20
Please, note that you will be required to pay for the issuance of your win=
ning certificate. Be notified that all winnings must be claimed not later =
than 30th working days. After this date all unclaimed winnings will be nul=
l and void. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications remembe=
r to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence. =
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agents as=
soon as possible.

Congratulations once more and thank you for being part of our promotional =
program.
=20
Sincerely,
=20
Mrs.Julie Sergio
Promotions Manager

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