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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:
  • "fiduciary 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.
  • nlnatn@netscape.net

Fraud email example:

From: "NATIONAL LOTTO NL" <nlnatn@netscape.net>
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 11:01:28 +1000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS


NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTIONS
SUBSIDIARY OF NATIONAL LOTTO
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.THE NETHERLANDS
REF: NBM44125677 AND BATCH NO: 31/107/AY.

National Lottery Promotions
Subsidiary of National Lotto
Waasalstraat 7836
Ak 833, Tilburg,The Netherlands


Dear Winner,
WINNING NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the International Lottery
promotion programs held on the 14th of Oct 2005. Your e-mail address
attached to ticket number with 1416-4612-750 serial number 3187-17 drew
lucky numbers 31-17-8-28-55 which consequently won in the 2nd category, you
have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay amount of US$750,000.00, but
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, this is part of our security strategy to avoid double claims and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants and non participants
alike.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
over 100,000 companies and 50,000,000 individual email addresses and names
from all over the world from customer's names as shoppers provided by shops.

This promotional program take place every second quarter of the Year, We
hope that with your winning, you continue to participate on this annual
lottery promotions conducted by our joint Corporation.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
Frank der Vaart (Winning Co-ordinator)
NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTIONS INCORPORATED
Subsidiary of National Lotto NL
Tel: +31.617.792.370
Fax: +31.847.551.998

E.mail: nlnatn@netscape.net



Please remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 15th of Nov
2005,after this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake,
which will be held in 2006.
In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to
quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address or other important
information, do inform our agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once
more!
From members of our staff, thank you for being part of our promotional
program.

IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION:
Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

Sincerely yours,
Frank der Vaart (Winning Co-ordinator)
NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTIONS INCORPORATED
Subsidiary of National Lotto NL
Tel: +31.617.792.370
Fax: +31.847.551.998

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