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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • infoclaimagent@mail.lawguru.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: sokMelissa Van Rothof (Mrs) <infoapplelottery@netscape.net>
Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 01:51:30 +0200
Subject: WORLD CUP 2006 APPLE LOTTERY AWARD>>>>>CONGRATULATIONS>>>>>>

FROM THE OFFICE OF THE ONLINE COORDINATOR
APPLE LOTTERY SWEEPSTAKES INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT

AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION

Ref Number: AP/9420X2/68NL
Batch Number: 994/05/AL306

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded final draws (#1068) of the Apple Lottery
International Online Sweepstakes program held on 30th may, 2006 which is now available for claims.

Your participation for this online lottery was selected from your Email Domain and your Email address
luckily won a raffle ticket that entered you for the raffle draw whose results has just been released.
This online cyber lotto draws was conducted from an exclusive list of 21,000 e-mail addresses of
individual and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the
internet.
NOTE: NO TICKETS WERE SOLD.

After the automated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as one of two winners in the Match 5
plus bonus category with the following winning information's:

WINNING INFORMATION
Batch Number: 994/05/AL306
Reference Number: AP/9420X2/68NL
Ticket number: 771000189-06NL
File Number: AL-555190/555
Serial Number: 421100/06

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of €1,500,000.00 (One Million Five hundred
thousand Euros) in cash credited to file Number: AL-555190/555. This is from a total cash prize of
€16,500,000 shared amongst the (22) lucky winners in your winning category "Match 5 plus".
Your prize award has been insured with your e-mail address and will be remitted to you upon meeting our
requirements, statutory obligations, verifications, validations and satisfactory report.

This Lottery is approved by the Netherlands Gaming Board and also licensed by The International
Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR). Principals and employees of the Apple Lottery and its
respective Parents, subsidiaries and their immediate families are not eligible.

CLAIMS PROCEDURES:
It is our standard practice to allocate accredited agents for the processing of claims application. In other
to claim your €1,500,000.00 (One Million Five hundred thousand Euros) prize winning, you are required to
fill out the (VERIFICATION AND FUND RELEASE FORM) below and send it to our under listed licensed
and accredited Fiduciary agent via fax or email for proper legal verifications.

Accredited Fiduciary Agent:
Mr Paul Anderson.
Fax: (+31) 847-581-409
Email: infoclaimagent@mail.lawguru.com

VERIFICATION AND FUND RELEASE FORM
(Personal Information's) :
Full Names:
Address
Country.
Telephone No: Fax
Occupation.:
Company.:
Marital Status :
Amount Won:
Age.:
Email Address:
Gender.:
Nationality.:

PAYMENT MODE: OPTIONS:

1) BANK TO BANK WIRE TRANSFER.

2) CERTIFIED CHEQUE MADE OUT IN YOUR NAME COURIERED TO YOU VIA OUR AFFILIATE
COURIER COMPANY AND WILL BE DELIVERED TO YOUR ADDRESS.

**PLEASE INDICATE OPTION THAT BEST SUITS YOU.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:
(a) Note that there exists a periodic condition on all claims process; therefore you have limited time to
claim your winnings. Failure to claim your winning within the stipulated time frame will lead to the forfeiture
of your winnings after which your winning funds will be added to next winning draws. You are therefore
advice to complete the VERIFICATION AND FUND RELEASE FORM and send it immediately to our
accredited Fiduciary agent through email or fax for prompt collection of your winning funds.

(b) Due to our security measures to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of the
situation by other participants or impersonators, you are advised to keep your winning details of this
award personal/confidential from any third party till your claims have been processed and your funds
remitted to you, as any discrepancies resulting from a breach of this confidentiality on the part of the
winners will be covered solely by such winner as our staffs are bound by the oath of secrecy taken on
employment.

Accept my hearty congratulations once again on behalf of the staffs and members of the Apple Lottery
Online Sweepstakes International program!!!

Yours faithfully,
Melissa Van Rothof (Mrs)
Online coordinator for The Apple Lottery NL
Sweepstakes International Program.
___________________________________________________________________________
Confidentiality Notice:

Please note that this email, and any files that may be attached to it, is/are confidential and is/are
intended for the sole use of the individual(s) or entity) to which it/they is/are addressed. Any use,
distribution, copying or disclosure by any other person or entity is strictly prohibited under applicable law
(s).
Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message that do not relate to official business of
APPLE LOTTERY and insurance shall be understood to be neither given nor endorsed by APPLE
LOTTERY finance and insurance when addressed to concern finance and insurance clients; and any
information contained in this email is subject to the terms and conditions of the governing client's
contract(s).

THE APPLE LOTTERY NL
COPYRIGHT © 1994-2006 ALL RIGHT RESERVED

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