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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.
  • +447023058673 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447023080123 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • netwaveclaimscenter@mac.com

Fraud email example:

From: "netwave online lottery" <netwaveonline57@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2006 16:42:26 +0000
Subject: netwave online new year winning notification of category

NETWAVE ONLINE LOTTERY

ACCREDITED LICENSED LOTTERY PROMOTERS
WINNING NOTICE FOR CATEGORY \"C\" WINNERS
107 Vanderloop,1902AB ,Amsterdam,
The Netherlands

************************************************************
Dear Lucky Winner,

RE: NETWAVE ONLINE LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS
WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just
concluded annual Final draws of Netwave Online lottery
programs.The online cyber lotto draws was conducted from an
exclusive list of 25,000 e-mail addresses of individual and co-operate
bodies picked by an Advanced automated random computer search from the
internet. No tickets Was sold. After this automated computer ballot, your
e-mail address Emerged as one of two winners in the category \"C\"
with the following:

Ref Number: NW 421 TS 214
Batch Number: 26371545-LNI/2005
Ticket Number: PCP 002 871

You as well as the other winners are therefore to
receive a cash prize of EUR700,000.00. (SENVEN 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 payment and release officer in the united kingdom where your ticket no falls under our for european payment booklet in category \"C\" winners with the information below:

***********************************************************************

Mr. LARRY HOMES
Remittance Department Director,
NETWAVE ONLINE LOTTERY(UK PAYOUT OFFICE)
2030,MUNCHESTER ROAD,LIVERPOOL
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone Number: + 44 702 308 0123,+44 702 305 8673
E-mail: netwaveclaimscenter@mac.com

***********************************************************************

NOTE: All winnings must be claimed not later than 20
days. After thisDate all unclaimed funds would be included in the next
stake. Remember To quote your reference information in all
correspondence.You are to keep all lottery information away from the
general public especially your reference and ticket numbers. (This is
important as a case of double claim 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. Lisa Van Paul,
Games/Lottery Coordinator.
NETWAVE ONLINE LOTTERY

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 are 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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