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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")
  • "million united states dollars" (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.
  • +31630922715 (Netherlands, 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.
  • jamesfleshman03@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • jamesfleshman@fastermail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: jan henkl <jan@henkljan.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 18:04:10 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: YOU HAVE WON!!!





YOU HAVE WON!!!
ABONNEE LOTTO INTERNATIONAL
FROM: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REFERENCE NUMBER: LLI/M19/2410/2006
BATCH NUMBER: 6105/02F/5005/JPMA/NL
RE: WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL NOTICE
Sir/Madam,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners
International programs held on the 30th of August, 2006. Your
personal,EMAIL-ADDRESS attached to with.drew lucky,w
hich consequently won in the 2nd category, you have therefore been
approved for a lump sum pay out
of US$1,000,000.00 . (ONE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY)
already insured in your favour.
This is to help encourage the rapid use of microsoft ware users and to
enlighten and promote the wide spread usage of the internet within the
global world,under the sponsorship of microsoft ware wizard
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
We strongly advise that due to mix up of some numbers and names,we ask
that you strictly keep your winning information confidential until your
claims has been processed and your money remitted to you.
This is part of our security protocol and diversed new measures to avoid
the duplicating and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants
and unscrupulous personals/establishment.
Meanwhile,to clearify your doubts on how come you were selected,please
note that all participants email/names were selected through a computerized
ballot machine system from the internet,randomly drawn from over
100,000.00
COMPANIES and 50,000,000.00(INDIVIDUALS PRIVATE/PERSONAL) Email Addresses and names from all over the
world,where your own EMAIL ADDRESS happens to have been luckily selected
under the second category to have attracted this winnings.
This promotional program takes place every three years and it is been
jointly organised by well meaningful personals in conjunction with
international governmental policies under very strict regulatory laws
within the world lottery association in the bid
to elevate poverty rate and create chances for luckily selected
individuals/companies to equally establish themselves and help create
room for useful and gainful employment through the fund/prize you are been awarded.
We hope that you will equally utilise your prize winnings fund in an
innovation,support,promote,meaningfully and gainfully reputation scheme
in your lifes,government and people.
To file in and collect your claims for this prize winnings award, please
quickly contact only and directly our nominated fiducial/accredited
agent,who is to personally act as your TRUSTEES CLAIM AGENT:
James Fleshman JAMES FLESHMAN &SECURITIES. Tel: +31-630-922-715
Email:jamesfleshman03@netscape.net or jamesfleshman@fastermail.com
Remember, all winning must be claimed not
later than (20th Oct, 2006). After this date all unclaimed funds will be
retrieved and included in the next stake on returned to the treasury.
Please note in order to avoid
unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your
reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence and ensure to comply with every directives from your claims agent.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff for having been a lucky
winner in our international promotions program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified and
please do reconfirm your contact email address for your claims agent once again:
jamesfleshman03@netscape.net or jamesfleshman@fastermail.com
Sincerely yours,
JAN HENK
Lottery Coordinator.


CONFIDENTIALITY: This e-mail message is confidential and is intended
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for the addressee of the email address holder who is

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