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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:
  • "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.
  • +31620244951 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "lotto promo" <neitherlandpromolottery005@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: nlclaimlotterydepartment@walla.com
Date: Sun, 09 Oct 2005 03:36:24 +0000
Subject: HELLO YOU HAVE WON!!!

FROM: GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED LOTTERY
PROMOTERS. WINNING NOTICE FOR CATEGORY \"A\" WINNER


Dear Lucky Winner,

RE: LOTTO INTERNATIONAL NL PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS
WINNING NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just
concluded annual final draws of Lotto International Netherlands programs.

The online cyberlotto draws was conducted from an exclusive list of 25,000
e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies picked by an advanced
automated random computer search from the internet. No tickets were
sold.After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as
one of
two winners in the category \"A\" with the following:

Ref Number: PC 390 ES 214
Batch Number: 26371545-LNI/2004
Ticket Number: PCP 002 871

You as well as the other winner are therefore to receive a cash prize of
EUR1,500,000.00. (ONE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND EURO ONLY) each from
the total payout.
Your prize award has been insured with your e-mail address and will be
transferred to you upon meeting our requirements,statutory obligations,
verifications, validations and satisfactory report.
To begin the claims processing of your prize winnings you are advised to
contact our licensed and accredited claims agent for category \"A\" winners
with the information below:
=======================================================
Mr. Barry Robert
Department Director,
Netherlands Lottery International Nl Company
[Lotto International Netherlands], 107 Vanderloop
1902AB ,Amsterdam,
The Netherlands
E-mail: nlclaimlotterydepartment@walla.com
phone:+31-620-244-951
=======================================================
NOTE: All winnings must be claimed not later than 20 days. After this date
all unclaimed funds would be included in the next stake. Remember to quote
your reference information in all correspondence.
You are to keep all lotto information away from the general public
especially your reference and ticket numbers. (This is important as a case
of double
claims will not be entertained).Members of the affiliate agencies are
automatically not allowed to participate in this program.

Thank you and congratulations!!!

Yours faithfully,

Mrs. Agatha DeBoer,

Games/Lottery Coordinator.
Lotto International Netherlands
http://www.lotto.nl
Lotto International Netherlands This email may contain
information which is confidential and/or privileged.
The information is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity
named above.
If you are not the intended recipient,be aware that any disclosure,
copying,distribution or use of the contents is prohibited.If you have
received this electronic transmission in error,please notify the sender by
telephone or return email and delete the
material from your computer.

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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam