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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.
  • +31644853140 (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.
  • services12ab@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <binita_thorn01@yahoo.se>
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 09:51:28 -1100
Subject: TICKET: 34003109816

THE EUROPEAN SPORT FANS Head office: Maliebaan 38-40, 3581CR, Utrecht, The Netherlands. From. Ms. Binita Thorn. Lottery Coordinator. CONGRATULATIONS!!!! We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Anual European sports fans lotto promotions held on the 24th of April 2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket NO: 34003109816 with prize NO: 90708710/11 drew 1,000,000.00 Million euro which was first in the 1st Category of the draws. You have been approved to receive 1,000,000.00 (One Million Euros) as your winning prize.Because of claims mix-up and the limited time claims pay-outs, we will advice that you keep your winning information confidential until your prize (1,000,000.00)euros has been remitted to you by our accredited paying bank. You must adhere to this instructions strictly to avoid loss of your cash prize,as a result of this program been abused severally, so we are doing all we can to forestall further abuse by way of wrong claims. It's important to note that this draws were conducted formally under the watchful eyes of over 65,000 Thousand audiences. Winners were selected through an internet email ballot system from 280,000 personal and corporate e-mail addresses. The program sponsored/supported by Continental Tyres. Congratulation to you once again. We hope you will use part cash prize to participate in our next mega draws of 85million Euros. Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 10 working-days after you receive this notification. Failure to claim your cash prize after this date will result in prize forfeiture.This are measures laid down to avoid prize claim mix-up. Please, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications remember to quote personal and winning numbers in correspondence with paying bank for verifications and remitance of your Winnings. Please contact the paying bank with your information for the immediate remittance of your funds. Kindly send them the following: (i). your names, (ii) Contact telephone and fax numbers (iii) Contact Address (iv) Your winning numbers (v) Quote amount won. Contact the paying bank with the following: Bank Name: Deutsche Bank NV. Contact person: Mr Alex Clement E-mail:services12ab@netscape.net Tel: (+31-644-853-140) Fax: (+31-847-235-420) Please be free to call your claiming bank immediately to proceed with the collection of your winnings. Congratulations once again. Yours in service, Ms. Binita Thorn. International Lottery Coordinator.

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