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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.
  • +31643178404 (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.
  • @netscape.net

Fraud email example:

From: "LOTTO.NL" <infol2005dreb@walla.com>
Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 19:42:21 -0600
Subject: LOTTO.NL

LOTTO.NL,
2391 Beds 152 Koningin Julianaplein 2<I>1</I>,
Den Haag, the Netherlands.
(Lotto affiliate with Subscr<SPAN>iber Agents).
From: Susan </SPAN>Console
(Lottery Coordinator<SPAN>)
Website: www.lotto.nl
Sir/Madam, </SPAN>

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the L<EM>ott</EM>o NL Winners International programs held on the 2nd, March, 2006. Your e-mail address attached <U>t</U>o ticket #: 00903228100 with
prize # 778009/UK<SPAN> drew €1,</SPAN>000,000.00 which was first in the 2ndclass of the draws. You are to receive €1,00<EM>0</EM>,000.00 (One Million Euros). Because of mix up in cash pay-outs, we ask
that you<FONT face="Times New Roman"> k</FONT>eep your winning in<EM>f</EM>ormation confidential until your money (€1,000,000.00) has been fully remitted to you by <SPAN>our accredited pay-po</SPAN>int bank. This measure must be adhere to avoid
loss of your cash prize <I>- </I>winners of our cash prizes are advised to adhere to these instructions to forestall the abuse of this program by o<FONT face=Courier>th</FONT>er participants. It's important to note that this draws<I> </I>
were conducted formally, and winners are selected<I> t</I>hrough an internet ballot system from 60,000 individual and companies e-mail addresses - the draws are conduct<SPAN>ed aro</SPAN>und the world
thro<U>u</U>gh our internet based ballot system. The promotion is sponsored and promoted Lotto NL. We congratulate you once again. We hope you will use <I>pa</I><STRONG>rt</STRONG> of it in our next draws; the jackpot
winning is €85million. Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 20 days. After this date a<I>l</I>l unclaimed cash prize will be forfeited and included in the next sweepstake. <B> P</B>lease, in
order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications remember<S> </S>to quote person<FONT color=#cf8c77>al</FONT> and winning numbers in all correspondence with us. Congratulations on<U>c</U>e again from all members of Lotto NL.
Thank you for being part of our promotional program.

For immediate release of your cash prize to you,
ple<EM>as</EM>e ki<FONT face=Arial>nd</FONT>ly contact our Paying Bank
Send them the following information’s:
(i) Your names,
(ii) Contact telephone and fax n<SPAN>umbers
</SPAN>(iii) Contact Address
(iv) Your winning numbers
(v) Quot<FONT color=#b86270>e </FONT>amount won.
Contact person: Mr. John kane
E-mail: chartered02<SPAN>@netscape.net
Tel: </SPAN>+31 643 178 404

Congratulations once agai<S>n</S>.
Yours in service,
Susan Console
www.lotto.nl

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