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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:
  • "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 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.
  • +31623269431 (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.
  • claimsrelease@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • fundsclaims@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • makatatracy@winning.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "NETHERLANDS LOTTERY BOARD INTERNATIONAL" <netherlandsnationallottery@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: fundsclaims@netscape.net
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 18:05:02 +0200
Subject: 2006 OFFICIAL LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION

THE NETHERLANDS NATIONAL LOTTERY BV
EMAILS SUBSCRIBERS LOTTERY GAMES INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS
107 LELYLAAN STRAAT 1055 RG
AMSTERDAM THE NETHERLANDS.
(Customer Services)
EMAIL::claimsrelease@netscape.net

28/06/2006.

DEAR WINNER:

OFFICIAL LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the Draw Number:124 of the EUROPE [GERMANY]2006 WORLD CUP NETHERLANDS NATIONAL ONLINE LOTTERY DEPARTMENT PROGRAMME held on 28th Of June, 2006.
Your e-mail address attached to Ticket Number:56475600545188 with Serial number:5368/02 drew the Winning Numbers:4-7-18-19-35-40 with(bonus no.25),which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e.
match 6 lucky numbers plus bonus no.25.Our winners are arranged into four categories with different winning prizes Accordingly in each category.

Accordingly in each category. They are arranged in this format below:

CATEGORY NO.OF WINNERS WINNING PRIZES
1st. 6 USD.$1,350,000:00 each

2nd. 20 USD.$850,000:00 each

3rd. 45 USD.$470,000:00 each

4th. 75 USD.$170,000:00 each

To file for your claim, Please contact your
Validating Officer for VALIDATION of your winning within Twenty-nine days of this winning notification. Winnings that are not validated within Twenty-nine days of winning notification are termed void and invalid.


CONTACT File/Claim Officer
Mr.Duck Havard.
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER
International Remittance/Credit unit Facility Management Region (AMSTERDAM THE NETHERLANDS.
Tel: +31 623-269-431
Fax: +31 847-537-844
EMAIL:(fundsclaims@netscape.net]

CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE: This email message, including any attachments, is intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged,
confidential and prohibited from unauthorized disclosure under applicable law.

If you are not the intended recipient of this message, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited.

If you received this message in error, please notify the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message.

Contact your claims agents Immediately For more Information's

Yours faithfully,
Mrs Tracy Makata
Online coordinator for
EUROPE NETHERLANDS NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.
Email::makatatracy@winning.com.

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification. Please do not reply to this mail.

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