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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 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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • +31622074810 (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.
  • inforebfoat@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • infovictorp@yahoo.de

Fraud email example:

From: rebecca folly <inforebfoat@yahoo.ca>
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 06:00:31 -0800 (PST)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS'' YOU ARE A WINNER


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: inforebfoat@yahoo.ca

SPONSOR//www.25peaces.at

customer service:infoat@BOXLOTTO.COM



WINNING NOTIFICATION:


We happily announce to you the draw of the Österreichische

Klassenlotterie International programs held on the 28th of March, 2006 in

Johannesburg,South Africa.


Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 564 75600545 188 with

Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:19-6-26-17-35-7, which

subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.


You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of

US$1,500,000.00 (One million,Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in cash

credited to file


ktu/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of $15 Million

dollars, shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category.


All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site

through computer draw system and extracted from over 25,000 companies email

addresses and 30,000,000 individual email addresses from Australia, New

Zealand, America, Europe, North America and Asia as part of

International Promotions Program.Österreichische Klassenlotterie wish to be

greatful to sponsores who made this year's program a reality

(SPONSOR//www.25peaces.at) now this program can be conducted annually.


Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Netherlands

booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play

coupon.In view of this, your


US$1,500,000.00 (One million,Five Hundred Thousand United States

Dollars) would be released to you by our payment office in europe.


Our Netherlands agent will immediately commence the process to

facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.For security

reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential

till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever

manner you deem fit to claim your prize.


This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and

unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please

be warned.


To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:


Mr.Robert Van Cruf


Österreichische Lotterien


Information and Payment Bureau:


Netherlnds Representative Office.


Phone: +31-622-074-810

Fax: +31-847-592-103

infovictorp@yahoo.de


To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your

reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our designated

agent.


Please be informed that NON RESIDENCE of THE NETHERLANDS will be

required to procure an Affidavit of lotto claim papers/Court clearance

certificate from the Court prior to award payment policy of the Gaming Board

of Netherland and required by the paying Financial Security Company.


Also be aware that your Paying Authority will Effect Payment Swiftly

upon satisfactory Report, Verifications and validation provided by this

processing Agent. For due processing and remittance of your winning

prize to designated account of your choice, please treat as urgent.


Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 25th March,

2006. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.


PLEASE NOTE THAT EVERY REPLY SHOULD BE SENT AS AN E-MAIL ATTACHMENT TO

ENHANCE ELIGIBLE VIEW.


Congratulations once again from our team of staff and thank you for

being part of our promotional program. Note: Anybody under the age of 18

is AUTOMATICALY DISQUALIFIED.


Sincerely,

Rebecca Folly.




- rebecca folly

Anti-fraud resources:

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