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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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.
  • secfinancecom@netscape.net
  • secfinancecom@netscape.net

Fraud email example:

From: "julie anderson" <julie_anderson1@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 11:09:30 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION.

THE PROMOTIONS DIRIECTOR
Belgische lottery international Dept.
REF: IPL/084433765/WP1
Lucky number: NA/543296-PCQ34
Deposit Number:90/237/098/09begl
Reply Email:secfinancecom@netscape.net
www.belgischelotto.be
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
RESULTS FOR CATEGORY "A" DRAWS
Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice the results of the
First Category draws of Belgische lotterty held on 25th october,2005.
We are happy to inform you that you have emerged a winner under the
First Category, which is part of our promotional draws. The draws were
held
prior to your notification. It is a promotional program aimed at
encouraging internet users therefore you do not need to buy ticket to
enter for it, Participants were selected through a computer ballot
system
drawn from 2,500,000 names/email addresses of individuals and companies
from
Africa, America, Asia, Australia,Europe, Middle East, and Oceania as
part of our International Promotions Program.Your company email
Addresses,
attached to ticket number:6725201 IPL which is with reference
numberPL/084433765/WPI, and lucky numberNA/543296-PCQ34,drew a lucky
winning number which consequently won the sweep take in the second
category
in
the four parts. you have been approved for a payment of
?900,000.00(Nine
Hundred Thousand Euro)in cash credited to file reference number
IPL/084433765/WPI.
This is from a total cash prize of ?95,000,000.00(NINETY FIVE MILLON
EURO) shared among the international winners in all categories
.CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with our finaincial security Company
SECURITY FINANCE BELGIUM and insured With the paying out Bank in your
name.
to
avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we request that you keep
the
entire details of your award strictly from public notice until the
process of transferring your claims has been completed, and your funds
remitted to your account.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or
unscrupulous acts by participants/nonparticipants of this program. We
also wish to bring to your notice our end of year premium stakes draw
where
you stand a chance of winning up to 50 million; we hope that with a
part of
your prize you will participate in it.
Please contact your claims agent immediately for due processing and
remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice.
COMPANY NAME: SECURITY FINANCE BELGIUM.
AGENT NAME:MR.DERICK VAN BOCHEM.
Tel:0032-497-766-740.
Reply e-mail: secfinancecom@netscape.net
you are advised to contact our agents by email or phone within a week
of receiving this notice. Failure to do so may warrant
disqualification.
NOTE: For easy reference and identification, find above your reference
and Lucky numbers. Remember to quote these numbers in every one of your
correspondence with your claims agent.
Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you
for being part of our promotional program.
Sincerely,
Mrs.Julie Anderson.
Lottery Coordinator.
N.B: Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
winners will result to disqualification. Please do reply to this mail
Contact your claims agent immediately.On 0032-497-766-740. Mr.Derick
Van
Bochem.

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