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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.

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:

• 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 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.
  • vanleroy9@excite.com

Fraud email example:

From: "brazzo walker smith" <lotterywinneralert007@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: luckyday_winner007@uk2.net
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 08:31:08 -0500
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!

FROM:PROMOTION DEPARTMENT OF ROYAL NETHERLANDS SWEEPSTAKES BV WINNING

NOTICE

FOR CATEGORY B WINNER - Ref No:RNS/01/1836547290/NL

We are happy to inform you that your email address has been selected as

oneof the lucky email addresses in the category "B" of the online lotto

conducted by our company ROYAL NETHERLANDS SWEEPSTAKES BV here in Amsterdam.CONGRATULATIONS!The cyber-Lotto was conducted by a first of its kindautomated computer balloting system, where by email addresses(25,000 emailaddresses),were extracted from all continents of the world. A draw was heldin different categories and winners emerged from different parts of theworld and they are entitled to various cash prizes depending on their different categories.Thus, you are entitled to a prize money of€2,500,000,00 (Two Million,Five Hundred Thousand Euros).

Reference number for your prize is:RNS/01/1836547290/NL,

Ticket number:RNS/147/01/80.

As a category B winner, you have been selected by computer balloting

systemwhere only email addresses are soughted,from a total number of 25,000addresses drawn from all over the globe.After an automated computer

ballot of our International Promotions Program, only FIVE winners emerged in

this category and therefore each are to receive payouts of €2.5,000,000,00

(Two

Million,Five Hundred Thousand Euros) from the total of €12,500,000.00

(TWELVE MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS).

To immediately claim your prize, please contact our Category "B"

financialhandlers DUTCH FINANCE & CONTRACTING COMPANY BV,below are the contactinformation of their financial director:

Mr.Van Leroy

Financial Director

DUTCH FINANCE & CONTRACTING COMPANY BV

NOORDBARGERSTRAAT 77

NL-7812 AA EMMEN

THE NETHERLANDS

Tel/Fax: +31 847300938

email: vanleroy9@excite.com

Provide Prize reference number-RNS/01/1836547290/NL and winning ticketnumber-RNS/147/01/80 for confirmation. In your best interest(s), you mustinitiate contact within two weeks of receipt of this correspondence.DUTCHFINANCE & CONTRACTING COMPANY BV are to handle all matters with regards toclaiming of your prize money. You are also advised to send a copy of this email,to your claims agent Mr.Van Leroy, when contacting him.

You may be required to provide any of the above information during the

process of collecting your prize. We congratulate you once again and it

isour hope that you participate in any of our international programs in

thenearest future.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Caroline Hesnik

Promotions Manager

ROYAL NETHERLANDS SWEEPSTAKES BV

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