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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +31652066584 (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.
  • staatlotto2@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: STAATSLOTERIJ NL <staatlotto2@netscape.net>
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 19:52:43 +0100
Subject: WINNINF NOTIFICATION

STAATSLOTERIJ NL 2006

Laan Van Hoornwijk 55, 2289 DG Rijswijk.
Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
www.staatsloterij.nl
BATCH: INTER/983362/W
REF: INTER/562291007/HD7



You have won the sum of 2, 000.000.00euros

Our Dear Winner,

You have won the sum of 2, 000.000.00euros (Two Million Euros Only.)
>From Staatsloterij NL Promotion, held on March 15, 2006.

After a successful completion of the second category draws of STAATSLOTERIJ NL,
International Promotion, You have emerged one of the
winners of the, STAATSLOTERIJ NL, 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.

As a category B winner, you have been picked by a computer balloting
system, where only email addresses are selected, 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.

*********************************************************************
Your Email Address was attached to:

Ticket number: STNL-6-0812-NL, with

Reference number: STNL-WF99-5NL

Batch number: STNL-3T9T-3NL

Security file number: STNL-8801/707NL
*********************************************************************


Barrister Theo M. Dykstra Esq.
STAATSLOTERIJ NL
Tel: +31-652-066-584
Email: staatlotto2@netscape.net
Website: www.staatsloterij.nl

The above details are the details of your claim agent, do contact him for your claim.

Please we advice you to keep the award, personal and confidential, till you winning have be remitted to
you. to avoid bouble claim.

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice, remember, you must contact your claim agent
not later than, March 31, 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, any breach of
confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification.

Once again, Congratulations.

Yours Sincerely,

Mr. Willem Japic.
Lottery Co-coordinator International.




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wettelijk beschermd. De informatie verzonden met dit
e-mail bericht is uitsluitend bestemd voor de geadresseerde.
Gebruik van deze informatie door anderen dan de geadresseerde
is verboden. Openbaarmaking, vermenigvuldiging, verspreiding
en/of verstrekking van deze informatie aan derden is niet
toegestaan. De Nederlandse Staatsloterij staat
niet in voor de juiste en volledige overbrenging van de inhoud van
een verzonden e-mail, noch voor tijdige ontvangst daarvan.

Deze voetnoot geeft mede aan dat deze e-mail gescand is door
een actuele virus scanner op de aanwezigheid van computer virussdn.

Met vriendelijke groet,
De Nederlandse Staatsloterij.
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Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam