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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 about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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 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.
  • charteredbv@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "LOTTO.NL" <infol2005bjpqfpih@netscape.net>
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 02:11:04 -0700
Subject: LOTTO.NL

LOTTO.NL,
2391 Beds 152 Koningin Jul<U>i</U>anaplein 21,
Den Haag, the Netherlands.
(Lotto affiliate with Subscriber Agents).
From: Susan Console
(Lottery Coordinator)
<EM>Web</EM>site: www.lotto.nl
Sir/Madam,

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

W<U>e</U> are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lotto NL Winners International programs held on<SPAN> the 20th, F</SPAN>eb, 2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket #: 00903228100 with
pr<I>i</I>ze # 778009/UK drew €1,000,000.00 which was first<U> </U>in the 2ndclass of the draws. You are to receive €1,000,000.00 (One Mill<FONT color=#31c53b>io</FONT>n Euros). Because of mix up in cash pay-outs, we ask
that you keep your winning information confidential until your money<S> </S>(€1,000,000.00) has been fully remitted to you by our accredited pay-point bank. This <SPAN>measure must be adhere to</SPAN> avoid
loss of your cash prize - winners of our cash prizes are advised to adhere <SPAN>to </SPAN>these instructions to forestall the abuse of this p<S>r</S>ogram by other participants. It's impor<S>t</S>ant to note that this draws
were conducted formally, and winners are selected through an inte<SPAN>rnet ballot system from 60,000 individual and compan</SPAN>ies e-mail addresses - the draws are conducted around <S>t</S>he world
through our internet based ballot system. The promotion is sponsored and promoted Lotto <S>N</S>L. We congratulate you once again. We h<EM>o</EM>pe you will use part of it in our next draws; the jackpot
winning is €85million. Remembe<B>r,</B> all winning must be claimed not later than 20 days. After this date all unclaimed cash prize will be forfeited and includ<SPAN>ed in th</SPAN>e next sweepstake. Please, in
order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications remember to quote personal an<FONT color=#649d6b>d</FONT> winning numbers in all correspondence with us. Cong<EM>ra</EM>tulations once again from all members of Lotto NL.
Thank y<SPAN>ou for being par</SPAN>t of our promotional program.

For immediate release of your cash prize to you,
please <EM>ki</EM>ndly contact our Paying Bank
Send them the following information’s:
(i) Your names,
(ii) Contact telephone and fa<STRIKE>x</STRIKE> numbers
(iii) Contact Address<SPAN>
(iv) Your winning numbers
(v) Quote amount wo</SPAN>n.
Contact person: Mr. John kane
E-mail: charteredbv@netscape.net
Tel: +<EM>3</EM>1 643 178 404

Congratulations once again.
Yours in service,
Susan Conso<STRIKE>l</STRIKE>e
www.lotto.nl

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