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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "foreign service manager" (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.
  • +31613796397 (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.
  • infogsi2006@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs.Rose Irvan <megalottery20052@netscape.net>
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 14:45:51 +0100
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION!!!

MEGA MILLIONS LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS PROGRAMS
*********************************************************************
220 DERKINDER STRAAT 1066TJ
AMSTERDAM THE NETHERLANDS.
**********************************************************************
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
RESULTS FOR SECOND CATEGORY DRAWS.

After a successful completion of the second category
draws of MEGA MILLIONS LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
PROGRAMS.

You have emerged as one of the winners of the
MEGA MILLIONS LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, 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.
*********************************************************************
You/Your Company, attached to:
TICKET NUMBER:OL8-NL1-77GF
SERIAL NUMBER:FOPI-DNL
LUCKY NUMBER:VNK-GDT, 29,RGN 36
REFERENCE NUMBER: MZL-WF74-5G8
BATCH NUMBER:DS2T-3T2T-D8P
*********************************************************************
As a category B winner, you have been selected by
computer balloting system where only email addresses
are soughted,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.

You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of
2,000,000.00EUROS. Which is the winning payout
for second categories winners. This is from the total
prize money of 16,000,000.00Euros shared among the
eight international winners in the SECOND categories.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!
You have to contact the (File/Claim Officer)
for immediate remittance your E-mail address won the lucky number.

To avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we
request that you keep this award strictly from public
notice until the entire process of transferring your
claims has been completed, and your funds remitted to
your account. This is part of our security protocol to
avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by
participants of this program required by the
(MEGA MILLIONS LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL).

We also wish to bring to your notice our End of Year
(2006) high stakes where you stand a chance of winning
up to 13 million Euros; We hope that with a part of
your prize you will participate.

To begin your claims process of your winning prize,
please contact your claims agent through e-mail or telephone,fax
immedaitely you received this notification
for due processing and remittance of your prize money
to a designated account of your choice.
*********************************************************************
File/Claim Officer
MR.Smith van Culu.
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER
International Remmittance/Credit unit
Facility Management Region
(GSI)GATEWAY SECURITY INC
45 FREINSTEIN STRAATWEG
1670 NT OOSTERWEG
AMSTERDAM THE NETHERLANDS.
Tel: + 31-613-796-397
Fax: + 31-847-535-141
EMAIL:(infogsi2006@netscape.net)

**********************************************************************
Remember, you must contact your claim agent not later
than 5th March 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 provided below in every one of your correspondence
with your claims agent.
You are to provide the below details,to enable the speedy evaluation and
processing of your winnings.

we advice that you adhere strictly to their procedures to avoid any
disqualifications and subsequent cancellation.
1.Your full names:

2. your full home / office address:



3. direct telephone/fax numbers:


the above detailed information will be absolutely necessary to file
in your claims.
Congratulations once again from all staffs of
(MEGA MILLIONS LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS)
thank you for being part of our promotions program.
Sincerely,
THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
MEGA MILLIONS LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS.

Sincerely Your's,

Mrs.Rose Irvan.

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
winners will result to disqualification. Please do not
reply to this mail.

Contact your claims agent.

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