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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:

• 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.
  • +31620282459 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • henoristrust@netscape.net

Fraud email example:

From: "End Promotion" <endpromotion@msn.com>
Reply-To: henoristrust@netscape.net
Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 19:56:04 +0000
Subject: Congratulation You Have Won...

Congratulation You Have Won...
Address: Laan van Hoornwijck 55, 2178 DK Rijswijk
Ref. Number: 132/756/4007
Batch Number: 538901527-BB67
HENORIS TRUST GROUP AGENT TEAM SERVICE
Email: henoristrust@netscape.net
Tel: +31-620-282-459 Fax: +31-847-305-161
KLM INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY NOTICE

Attention: Sir / Madam,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of The Lottery Winners
International programs held on the 1th of january 2006. Your e-mail address
attached to ticket number 27511465896-6410 with serial number 3772-510 drew
lucky numbers 7-14-88-23-31-45 which consequently won in the 1st category,
you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of Euros 500,000.00
(Five hundred thousand euros)


CONGRATULATIONS!!!

We advise you to keep your winning information confidential until your
claims has been processed and Remitted to you. This is part of our security
protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by
non participants. your E-mail where selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from over 20,000 company from all over the world we hope with
part of your winning you will take part in our next year USD 2 million
international lottery.

Please Remember your winning prize must be claimed not later than 1th of
febuary 2006.After this date, your funds will be included in the next year
stake noverber 2006.
N.B
**************************************************************************************************************
Please note 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 do inform
your chief information agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once more
from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional
program.

Sincerely yours,
Mr. Louis van Bart.
Lottery Co-coordinator
Bezoekadres: Laan van Hoornwijck 55
2289 DG Rijswijk

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