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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")
  • "to your nominated bank account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • +31627032938 (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.
  • infosoftware2006@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • infosoftware2006@mrlottery.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "LOTTERY DRAWRESULT" <uklotterypromo2@sympatico.ca>
Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 14:13:56 +0000
Subject: WINNER OF US$500,000.

GLOBAL SOFTWARE PROMOTIONS.
THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
DAYZERS LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.
REF NO: TLOT/553724560/06
BATCH NO:51551/AIS7632/ABN
FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the GLOBAL SOFTWARE GROUP SPONSORED LOTTERY which was held on the 4th March 2006. Your name attached to a ticket number 025-11464992-750 with serial number 2113-05 drew the lucky numbers 6-17-21-33-38-44 which consequently won the lottery in the 1st category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of US$500,000.00(Five hundred thousand US Dollars) in cash credited to the file reference number: TLOT/33372452560/04. This is from a total cash prize of US$14.000,000.00 (Fourteen Million US Dollars) shared among twenty eight (28) international winners in this grand category.
CONGRATULATIONS!!! Your funds is now deposited in a suspense account with our paying Bank insured to your name waiting remittance into your bank account.
Due to the privacy policy guiding this lottery promtional programme, we advice that you keep your award from public notice until your claims has been processed and your money remitted to your nominated bank account as this is this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted abuse of this program by the general public.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names and E-mail addresses from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and North America as part of our international lottery program which we conduct twice every year. We hope that with part of your prize, you will part-take next year in our high stakes US$1.3billion International Lottery. To claim your Prize, please contact your claims agent
**********************************************************
MR.Phil Owens.
TEL: 0031-627-032-938.
E-mail: infosoftware2006@netscape.net
Alternative Email: infosoftware2006@mrlottery.com
Foreign Services Manager, Payment Process and Release Order Department for processing and remittance of your cash to a designated account of your choice. Remember,all winnings must be claimed not later than  30th March 2006, after this date, all unclaimed funds will be returned to the promotion company.
Our winners are assured of the utmost standard of confidentiality, and press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so desire.
Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent claims. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Helen Ince.
(Lottery Co-ordinator)
E-mail: infosoftware2006@netscape.net

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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