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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:

• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "international court of justice"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • +31623031934 (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.
  • @excite.com
  • universalresult@netscape.net
  • @netscape.net
  • bureauclaimsdepart@excite.com

Fraud email example:

From: "RICHARD LIOYD" <sharonnotice3@sympatico.ca>
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 12:30:14 +0000
Subject: AWARD RESULT PLEASE CONTACT CLAIM AGENT

 

PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
ADDRESS:VAN RUSSELLSTRAAT78,1123 NH,AMSTERDAM-THE NETHERLAND.
BATCH:9941/55456/001
TELEPHONE:+31623-031-934
FAX:+31-847-541-990
Contact Email Addressuniversalloterij@excite.com  
Email Address:             universalresult@netscape.net

                                    WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily annouce to you the draw (K966) of the online Sweepstakes international program held 13th March 2006 your e-mail address attached to ticket number 56475600545 188 with serial number 5368/02 draw number 09 . 14 . 15 . 18 . 26 . 46 . [45] Bonus Ball Which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category i.e 5 plus bonus.you have therefore been approved of the lump sum pay out of 1000,000 Euro (ONE MILLION EURO) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03 this is from a total cash prize in the first catrgory i.e Match 5 plus bonus.
All participant for the online version were seleted randomly from WorldWide Wed sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions,associations and corprate bodies that are listed online.Please not your winning numbers falls within our European booklet representatives office in europe as indicated in your play coupon,In view of this your 1000,000 Euro would be released to you by our payment office in Europe.
TO BEGIN YOUR CLAIM PROCESS PLEASE CONTACT FILE/CLAIM AGENT ON THE TELEPHONE,FAX AND EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW:
CLAIMS AGENT TO UNIVERSAL LOTERIJ INTERNATIONAL
(AMSTERDAM_THE NETHERLAND_
Email address: universalresult@netscape.net
Email Address:bureauclaimsdepart@excite.com
TELEPHONE:+31-623-031-934
FAX:+31-847-541-990
ALL REPLY CONTACT MUST BE COPIED TO THE EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW
EMAIL:universalloterij@excite.com
NOTE:ALL NON RESIDENT SHOULD CONTACT THE LAW LEGAL AGENT FOR THE NOTARIZATION AND ENDOSEMENT AT THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE TRANSFER OF THIER WINNING FUND IS MADE TO THEM,PLEASE CONTACT THE LEGAL APPROVED AGENT TO NOTARIZE AND ENDOSE YOUR FILE ON THE TELEPHONE AND EMAIL ADDRESS ABOVE.
All prize money must be claimed not later than Two (2) weeks of receipt of this notice. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed to the MINISTERIAL VAN DE ECONOMIA NETHERLANDS..

NOTE: In other to avoid unnececessary delay and complication, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your correspondence with your agent,Anybody under the age of 18 is AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED
sincerely,
Mrs Sharon Stone
vice President,Universal Loterij NL.
Lottery Coordinator,,Universal Loterij International,The Netherland
Email: universalloterij@excite.com
TELEPHONE 31-623-031-934

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