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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.
  • +31651658849 (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.
  • victionnl@netscape.net

Fraud email example:

From: WINNERS/PRIZE AWARD NOTIFICATION <victionlottonl@netscape.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 12:58:19 +0100
Subject: Contact your Agent for your claims

EUROPEAN UNION INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
WINNERS/PRIZE AWARD NOTIFICATION.
AVENUE DE TERVUEREN
35/37 B-1040 BRUXELLES.

Ref. Number: 213/4356/66
Batch ID: 13/5260/HL

Pin Number: 100 768 5437

ATTENTION. Sir/Ma/Miss,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the winners of the EURO STAKES (EUL)LOTTERY euro
lottery programs held on the 31st of January,2006. This promotional program takes place every Year
with participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over
20,000 company and 30,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world, the
lottery sponsored by leading Software Companies in Europe and America in promoting awareness and
patronage of their software packages.


Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 0767--45363763--254 with serial number 2015--05
drew lucky numbers 44-5647-567 which consequently won in the 3rd category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of 1,500,000.00 euros(One Million,Five hundred
thousand euros) in cash credited to your file with the;
Ref. Number: DH/4167/05
Batch Number:13/5260/HL.

This is from a total cash prize of 18.000.000.00(Eighteen million Euros)shared among the Twelve
international winners in this category. Due to mix up of some numbers and names we ask that you keep
your winning information confidential until your claims have been processed and your money remitted to
you.

This is part of our security protocol in order to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this
program by some participants. We hope with part of your winning you will take part in our next year 36
million euro international lottery.

To file for your claims please contact our financial agent;

Name: Mr Lambert Vanunu.
International Remmittance/Credit unit
Facility Management Region
(Abbey Trust Finance and Securities)
Amsterdam,Netherlands.
TEL:+31-651 658 849.
FAX: +31-847-306-039
Email:victionnl@netscape.net

Remember all winning must be claimed not later than 15th of March, 2006 thereafter all unclaimed
funds will be included in the next stake. Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications endevour to quote your Pin numbers in all first correspondence.

Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations!! Once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional
program.

Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

Sincerely yours,

Mrs. Annabel Muller,
Lottery Co-ordinator.
Administrative/Customer Service.

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