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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")
• 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.
  • steven_hence@sify.com

Fraud email example:

From: "susan vaye" <susanvaye2@gawab.com>
Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 11:04:55 GMT
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

FROM: THE DESK OF THE LOTTO CHANCELLOR,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: XYL /26510460037/02
BATCH: 24/00319/IPD

ATTENTION:

 

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today,1st october
2005,of winners of the GRANDPREMIUM LOTTO PROMO LOTTERY,THE NETHERLANDS/ INTERNATIONAL, PROGRAMS held on 1st october 2005.Your company/You,is attached to ticket number
023-1111-790-459,with serial number 5073-10 drew the lucky numbers 43-10-42-37-10-43, and consequently won the lotteryin the 3rd category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$5.5M in
cash credited to file REF:XYL/26510460037/02. This is from total prize money of US$93.500,000.00 shared among the seventeen international winners in this category. All participants were selected
through a computer ballot system drawn form 25,000 names from
Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe,North America and Asia as part of International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually.

CONGRATULATIONS!

 

Your fund is now deposited with a Security company insured in your 
name. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account. This is part of our
security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program. We hope with a part of you prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes US$1.3 billion International Lottery. To begin your claim, please contact our International claim
agent; Mr Frank Kluivet FOREIGN SERVICE
MANAGER/CONSULTANT,via e-mail;steven_hence@sify.com

For due pro cessing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice.Remember, all prize money must be claimed not
later than 18th october,2005.After this date, all funds will
be returned as unclaimed. NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays
and complications, please rememberto quote your reference and batch
numbers in every one of yourcorrespondences with your agent.

Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform
yourclaim s agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for
beipromotions program.

 

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