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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "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 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.
  • +31644753805 (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.
  • dgapartners@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: NATIONAL STAATSLOTERIJ.NL <hcnl2006@netscape.net>
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 10:43:31 +0100
Subject: Your Email Won The Lottery.

NATIONAL STAATSLOTERIJ.NL
Paleisstraat 5, 2514 JA Den Haag.
THE Netherlands.

REF: YPL/4249859609/WX5
BATCH: GLV/91663/AU
SECURITY CODE: W-91238-H°67/B5


ATTN; LUCKY WINNER,


We are pleased to inform you of the release, of the long awaited results of the
STAATLOTERIJ/INTERNATIONALPROMOTION PROGRAMES NL, held on the 21st of December
2005. You were entered as dependent clients with: Reference Number: YPL/4249859609/WX5, and
Batch number GLV/91663/AU.Your email address attached to the ticket number: 46938 that drew the
lucky winning number, which consequently won the loterij in the second category, in four parts.

You have been approved for a payment of 1,000,000.00Euros (ONE MILLION EUROS.) in cash credited
to file reference number:HPL/4247159609/WP2.This is from a total cash prize of ONE MILLION EUROS
Shared among the 10 international winners that won in the second categories.

Congratulations!!!

All participants were selected through a Multi international computer ballot system drawn from
98,000(Ninety eight thousand) names of email users around the world, as part of our international
promotion program. Due to mix up of some names and addresses, we ask that you keep this award
personal, till your claim has been processed and your funds remitted to you.

This is part of our security measures to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of the
situation by other participants or impersonators. To begin your claim, do file for the release of your winning
by contacting our accredited agent:

MR. MARK HUNTER.
Foreign Transfer Manager.STAATSLOTERIJ.NL,
Tel: +31-644-753-805
Fax: +31-847-438-364
Reply Email: dgapartners@netscape.net

NOTE: All winnings must be notarized to complete the claim process; winners will be referred to a Foreign
Transfer Manager, to have their winnings notarized. Winners are to cover the processing and
admistrative tax charges and not STAATSLOTERIJ.NL.

Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your
reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence. They are your agent, and responsible for
the processing and transfer of your winnings fund to you. YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS
W-91238-H°67/B5 (keep personal) Remember, your winning must be claimed not later than One week.
After this date, funds might be returned as unclaimed. Furthermore, should there be any change in your
address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.

Yours Truly,

MRS. SARAH.VAN.HENK.
THE PROMOTION DIRECTOR.
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM (NL)

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification.

WARNING: It has come to our attention that fraudulent emails are being sent out from the Netherlands
by some group of people. These emails are NOT from Staatsloterij -wheel Email-games or the Multi-State
Lottery Association. These emails may claim that the recipient has won a prize in Staatsloterij -wheel.

These emails may include our name, our logo and links to a copy of an old staatsloterij web page as we
are working seriously to ensure security on our web page.

In accordance with the staatsloterij -wheel E-games policy and regulations, this notification is dispatched
directly to only the 10 lucky consolation prizes Winners. This notification also contains information that is
proprietary, privileged or confidential or otherwise legally exempt from disclosure.

If you are not the right recipient whose email address attached to the lucky numbers along with the
winning information's you are not authorized to read, print, retain, copy or disseminate this notice or any
part of it.

Anti-fraud resources:

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