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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:

• 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 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.
  • +31633787044 (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.
  • rexmorgan77@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Suzan Tessier" <suzantessier@narek.tv>
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 22:28:12 -0800
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION.

TATTS LOTTO
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION
HORSTHUIS, KEIZERSGR 102
1185 CW AMSTERDAM, NETHERLAND

FROM: THE DIRECTOR OF PROMOTIONS
REF: TL921245/75QT
BATCH: IP/10161/TLP

ATTENTION: Winner,

AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION:

We are pleased to inform you the release of the result of the TATTS
LOTTO INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION held a fortnight ago.

You were entered as an independent client with:Reference Number:
TL921245/75QT, and Batch Number IP/10161/TLP. Your email address attached to
the ticket number: 778 that drew the lucky winning number,which
consequently won the sweepstakes in the second category. You have been
approved for a payment of $1.000.000, 00 (ONE MILLION DOLLARS.) in cash
credited to file with reference number: TL921245/75QT. This is
from a total cash prize of (TEN MILLION DOLLARS) Shared among the ten
lucky winners.

All participants were selected through a random computer ballot system
drawn from 91,000 (Ninety Onethousand) names of email users around the
world, aspart of our international promotion programme to promote the
use of internet thereby increasing the market share of computer soft
wares.

Due to mix up of some names and addresses, we ask that you keep this
award personal discreet, till your claimhas been processed and your funds
remitted to you.This is part of our security measures to avoid
doubleclaiming or unwarranted taking advantage by other participants or
impersonators. To begin your claim, dofile for the release of your winning by
contacting your accredited agent:

Mr.Rex Morgan.
TATTS LOTTO SECURITY AGENCY.
TEL: +31-633787044 .
FAX: +31- 20-524-8473
Email:rexmorgan77@excite.com

YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS V-6772/G9 (keep personal)Remember; your
winning must be claimed not later than(03/29/2006). Failure to claim your
winning prize, it will be added to the next international lottery
promotion.

Furthermore, Should there be any change in your address, endeavour to
inform your claim's agent as
soon as possible.

Once again, Congratulations.
Yours faithfully,
Ms, Suzan Tessier.

DIRECTOR OF PROMOTION.


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