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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")
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • staatsloterij@cashette.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister Theo M. Dykstra Esq" <staatsloterij@Safe-mail.net>
Reply-To: staatsloterij@cashette.com
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 16:06:55 +0100
Subject: AWARD WINNING 2006


STAATSLOTERIJ NL 2006

Laan Van Hoornwijk 55, 2289 DG Rijswijk.
Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
www.staatsloterij.nl
BATCH: INTER/983362/W
REF: INTER/562291007/HD7
staatsloterij@cashette.com


You have won the sum of 2, 000.000.00euros

Our Dear Winner,

You have won the sum of 2, 000.000.00euros (Two Million Euros Only.)
>From Staatsloterij NL Promotion, held on February 21, 2006.

After a successful completion of the second category draws of
STAATSLOTERIJ NL,
International Promotion, You have emerged one of the
winners of the, STAATSLOTERIJ NL, which is part of our promotional
draws. Participants were selected through a computer ballot system
drawn from 30,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from
America, Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and New
Zealand, as part of our International Promotions Program.

As a category B winner, you have been picked by a computer balloting
system, where only email addresses are selected, from a total numbers
of 30,000 email addresses, drawn from all over the globe. After an
automated computer ballot of our International Promotions Program
consequently won in the second Category.

*********************************************************************
Your Email Address was attached to:

Ticket number: STNL-6-0812-NL, with

Reference number: STNL-WF99-5NL

Batch number: STNL-3T9T-3NL

Security file number: STNL-8801/707NL
*********************************************************************


Barrister Theo M. Dykstra Esq.
STAATSLOTERIJ NL
Email: staatsloterij@cashette.com
Website: www.staatsloterij.nl

The above details are the details of your claim agent, do contact him
for your claim.

Please we advice you to keep the award, personal and confidential, till
you winning have be remitted to
you. to avoid bouble claim.

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice, remember, you must contact your claim agent
not later than, March 4th, 2006 after this date, all funds will be
returned as unclaimed.


NOTE: To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember
to quote your reference and batch numbers, any breach of
confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to
disqualification.

Once again, Congratulations.

Yours Sincerely,

Mr. Willem Japic.
Lottery Co-coordinator International.

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