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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:

• 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.
  • +31644740018 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "N P LOTERIJ" <np_loterij@netscape.net>
Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 04:22:56 +0100
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!

ATTENTION: Winner.

We are pleased to inform you of the release, of the long awaited results of
the NATIONALE POSTCODE LOTERIJ PROGRAM held on the 14th APRIL
2006.You were entered unaware as a dependent participants with: Reference
Number: NL/BCC 00024355,and Batch Number NL/71606/NPL.Your email address
attached to the ticket number: 93977, Serial# REC021.
Draw Lucky # 8754654 that drew the lucky winning number, which
consequently won the Postcode Loterij in the first category In three parts.
You have been approved for A payment of EU

1,000,000.00 (ONE MILLION EUROS.) in case credited to file reference number
NL/BCC 00024355.
This is from a total cash prize of (TEN MILLION EUROS) Shared
among the ten international winners in first categories.
Congratulations!!!!!
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from

90,000 (Ninety thousand) names of email users around the world, as part of
our international promotion programmed\
Due to mix up of some names and addresses, we urge you to keep this award
personal and discreet till your claims has been processed and
your funds remitted to you, This is part of our security measures to avoid
double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage by other participants or
impersonators.

To begin your claim, do file for the release of your winning by contacting
our accredited agent,

Mr. janken sky
NATIONALE POSTCODE LOTERIJ FIDUCIAL AGENCY.
TEL: +31 644-740-018
FAX: +31 205- 248 591
Email:postcode_loterijnl@myway

YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS 647479309 (keep personal) Remember,
your winning must be claimed not later than (31 / 5 /2006 ). Failure to
claim your winning prize will be added to next $10,000.000 international
lottery program.
Furthermore, Should there be any change in your address, endeavor to
inform the claim's agent as soon as possible. Once again, Congratulations!!
Yours Sincerely.
Ms.Jeniffer Vandeseroy
DIRECTOR OF PROMOTION.
N.B:
breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to
disqualification. A winner under 18yrs of age requires parental consent
and approval.NATIONALE POSTCODE LOTERIJ.(NV)
NL.114857. Rc @tm
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This communication together with the information it contains is 1. Intended
for the
person/s and/or organization/s named above and for no other person/s and/or
organization/s,and 2.May be confidential and protected by law.Unauthorised
use, copying or disclosure of any and/or all of it may be unlawful. Should
this
communication be received in error, please contact me
immediately by means of a return email.
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