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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:
  • "claim 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 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.
  • +31630793816 (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.
  • agentpaytcente@netscape.net

Fraud email example:

From: CAROL SMITH <NATIONALLOERTY@netscape.net>
Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2006 21:30:47 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WON A MICROSOFT LUCKY DRAWS











The National Lottery

EURO MILLIONS PROMO/PRIZE:DEPARMENT

DEVESTEIN 780,ZIUD-OOST(Customer Services)

Ref: NL/9420X2/68

Batch: 074/05/ZY369



FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION:





Dear Lucky Winner,



BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION



We are pleased to notify you the draw of the EURO MILLIONS PROMO/PRIZE:

DEPARMENT Online

Sweepstakes International Lottery Program held on January 2nd, 2005.

Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from

a pool of over 25,000 names of distinguished professionals drawn from

Europe, America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, MiddleEast,parts of

Africa, and North & South America as part of our international

promotions programmed conducted annually to encourage prospective

overseas entries. We hope with part of your prize awards, you will take

part in our subsequent lottery jackpots.

The result of our computer draw selected your name and email address

attached to eticket number:

56475600545188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: ,2 , 9,7

, 9, with lucky bonus number which subsequently won you the lottery in

the 1st category i.e.5 1 star Category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 1,350,000(One

Million, Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euro) in cash credited to

file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize shared amongst

the first Six (6) lucky winners in this category i.e.5+1 star Category

Your prize award has been insured in your name and is ready for claims.

To begin your claims therefore, you are advised to expeditiously contact

our licensed and accredited claim agent for Overseas Lottery Winners

within a period of 18 days (date of this email inclusive) for the

processing of your winning and remittance to your designated bank

account after all statutory obligations have been satisfactorily

dispensed with.

This promotion takes place weekly. Please note that your lucky winning

number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe

as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your 1,350,000(One

Million, Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euro) would be released to you

by any of our payment offices in Europe.

Please be informed that claims not processed within the stipulated

period may be forfeited to the pool without further notice.

Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate

the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. You may wish to

establish contact via email with the particulars presented below citing

the batch and reference numbers to this letter between the hours of

8.00am 7.30pm on Monday through Saturday.

Overseas Claims Unit

Netherlands Lottery Fiduciary

Contact Person: James mash

Email: agentpaytcente@netscape.net

Phone:+31-630- 793- 816

Fax : +31-84-757-2622



Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and

press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so

desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of

confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems

associated with fraudulent claims.

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and

unwarranted abuse of this program.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

At your disposal, we remain.

Very Truly Yours,

Carol Smith.







CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE: This email message, including any attachments, is

intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain

information that is privileged, confidential and prohibited from >

unauthorized disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the

intended recipient of this message, any dissemination, distribution or

copying of this message is strictly prohibited.

If you received this message in

error, please notify the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of

the original message.



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