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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:
  • "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.
  • +31652271492 (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.
  • dayzersclaim1@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Instant Win" <instantwin07@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2005 12:49:30 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!

FROM: MRS.ROSELINE VAN HANS
THE LOTTERY CO-ORDINATOR,-
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
RE / AWARD NOTIFICATION
BACTH NO: NL/EU/1899/66788
REF. No: NL/EU/1570/60754/002


WINNING NOTIFICATION / PROCESSING ADVICE This is to inform you of the
release of the E-MAIL LOTTERY BALLOT INTERNATIONAL/ WORLD GAMING BOARD held
on the 20th of September, 2005. Due to the mix up of number, the results
were released on the 4th of October 2005
.
Your email address attached to Ticket No: 4586394333 with Serial No
2214654777 drew the lucky numbers of 44-01-55-40-89 which subsequently won
the lottery in the 1st category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of$1,000,000.00 (ONE
MILLION DOLLARS ONLY) in credited to a file reference number KHLM8774352087
This is from total prize money of $5,000,000.00(FIVE MILLION DOLLARS shared
among the international winners in our 1st category. All participants were
selected through a computer ballot system drawn form 25,000 company email
addresses and 3,000,000 individual email addresses from all search engines
and website all over the world as part of International Promotions Program,
conducted every TWO years ,and this is promoted and sponsored by eminent
personalities.


CONGRATULATIONS! Your funds is now in custody of a financial/ Security
company insured in your FILE REFERENCE and covered with HIGH INSURANCE
POLICY Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your
winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and
your money Remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.
To process your claim, please contact your file/claim
officer:

MR.KAASH GOODMAN
Tel: +31-652-271-492
email:dayzersclaim1@myway.com


Make sure that you quote your winning references in all your correspondence
with them.
Please be informed that NON RESIDENCE of NETHERLANDS will be required to
procure an Affidavits of Lotto Claim/Court clearance certificate from the
Court in NETHERLANDS prior to European Gaming Board as required by the
paying Authority.
Please be aware that your Paying Authority will Effect Payment Swiftly upon
satisfactory Report, For due processing and remittance of your winning prize
to designated account of your choice, please treat as urgent.


NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delay and complications, please remember
to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your
correspondences with your agent and all reply must be via email as to ensure
the legibility.
Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your
claims agent as soon as possible.


Note that all winning must be claimed not later than 20th october 2005.
After this date all unclaimed, funds will be included in the next stake.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being
part of our promotional program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

Congratulations once again.

Yours Sincerely,
ROSELINE VAN HANS MRS.

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