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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")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "foreign service manager" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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 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.
  • amandabrooks_lottery2006@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "lottery 42005" <lottery42005@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 10:21:36 +0000
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION.

OY KEIKKAUS NETHERLANDS SWEEPSTAKES LOTTERY, n.l,
BURDENSTRAAT 21B,
2053 DS AMSTERDAM,
THE NETHERLANDS.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: OYL /2551256003/22
BATCH: 14/0017/IPD

ATTENTION,
AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement,
of 24march, winners of the OYKEIKKAUS NETHERLANDS
SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY/ INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on
24TH feb 2006. Your name, attached to ticket number
025-1146-1992-750, with serial number 2113-22 drew the
lucky numbers 13-15-22-37-39-43, and consequently won
the lottery in the 3rd category. You have therefore
been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$1.2m in cash credited to file REF
NO.OYL/2551256003/22.
This is from total prize of US$20,400,000.00 shared
among the seventeen international winners in this
category. All participants were selected through a
computer ballot system drawn form 15 million names
from Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe and North
America and Africa as part of International Promotions
Program, which is conducted annually.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with a company insured in
your name. Due to the mix up of some numbers and
names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from
public notice until your claim has been processed and
your money remitted to your account.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this
program. We hope with a part of you prize, you will
participate in our end of year high stakes US$1.3
billion International Lottery.
To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent;
FRANK KLUVET FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER, GLOBAL CROSSING,
AMSTERDAM, n.l amandabrooks_lottery2006@yahoo.com for due processing and
remittance of your prize to a designated account of
your choice.
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later
than 30th May, 2006. After this date, all funds
will be returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, please remember to quote your reference
and batch numbers in every one of your correspondences
with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any
change of your address, do inform your claims agent as
soon as possible.

Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you
for being part of our promotions program.

Sincerely,
Raymond Sam.
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
OY KEIKKAUS NETHERLANDS SWEEPSTAKES LOTTERY

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