419 scam: "MEXICO FREE LOTTERY" <freelottoresult@yahoo.com> Winner Ticket number "099-22-04-552

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

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.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "claim 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 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.
- freelottoatm@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MEXICO FREE LOTTERY" <freelottoresult@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: accountfedex@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:41:23 +0800
Subject: Winner Ticket number "099-22-04-552

Official Â©Mexico National FreeLotto Weekly Draws
THE FREE LOTTO COMPANY
The Free Lotto Sweepstakes,

Dear Beneficiary Winner,

Congratulations!! Your E-mail ID has Won you ATM Card $1.500.000.00 USD
in the on-going Mexico Â®New Year BONANZA National FreeLotto.
Your Email Address was selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from 25,000 company individual Email Addresses from Australia, New Zealand,
North America,South America, Europe, Asia and Africa as part of International
Promotions Program. This promo is the 1st of its kind and we intend to
sensitize the public. Your Email Address was attached to

Ticket number "099-22-04-552
Winning Numbers: #4 13 33 39 55 3
Batch Number 010/04/Euxp
Reference EU/8364x6/10.

https://www.freelotto.com/ThisWeeksWinners.asp

You will be sent an ATM card used to withdraw your money in any ATM machine
in any part of the world, so if you like to receive your fund in this way.
Please contact the FEDEX DELIVER COURIER to re-confirm your correct
mailing address information and make a payment of $250 USD only
[Two Hundred And Fifty Dollars Only] for the Package safe Shipping fee
of the said ATM Card.

For claims Contact Mr. Hanic Smith
Email Address: Email: freelottoatm@yahoo.com.hk
With the required information below.

FULL NAMES:
OCCUPATION:
TELEPHONE:
POSTAL ADDRESS:
STATE:
COUNTRY:
Attach copy of your identification

Remember, you must contact your claim agent Mr. Hanic Smith, to claim
your prize, send your reference and batch number and all the above
informations to his email address and let him know that you have contacted
him through email.

For security reasons you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you
in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our
precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of
this program by unscrupulous elements. Please be warned!

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Dr. Barry Stephen
Email: freelottoatm@yahoo.com.hk
{Online Promo Co-ordinator}
License Number: BS1194

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