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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • rainbowagentnl@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "J.P.Van" <nklclaimsagents@netscape.net>
Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2006 07:48:11 +0900
Subject: WINNER RAINBOW LOTTO NL

WINNER RAINBOW LOTTO NL,
AMSTERDAM,
THE NETHERLANDS.
FROM THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REF: RNL/2311786008/06
BATCH: 14/011/IP

RE: WINNING NOTIFICATION/FINAL NOTICE.

We are pleased to inform you of the release today the 6th of July 2006, of
the Winner Rainbow Lotto International program held on the 30th of June
2006. Your personal or company email address attached to ticket number
205-11465886-629 with serial number 3772-99 drew lucky numbers
7-14-17-23-31-44 which consequently won the lottery in the First category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of €1,000,000 (One
million euro) in cash credited to file Ref.No RNL/2311786008/06.

This is from a total cash prize of €49,000,000 (Forty nine million euros)
shared among several international lucky winners in this category.

CONGRATULATIONS!!! Your funds is now deposited with Platinum securities Co.
to your name and due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you
keep this winning private from public notice until your claim has been
processed and your money remitted to your designated account.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claims and
unwarranted taking advantage of this program by participants. All
participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over
500,000 companies and individual email addresses from all over the world as
part of our international promotions programme which takes place once in
every year.

Remember all winning must be claimed not later than 15th July 2006. After
this date all unclaimed funds will be returned to the pool as unclaimed and
included in the next stake.
To file for your claim, please contact our/your fiducially agent,
WINNER RAINBOW LOTTO NL,
AMSTERDAM,
THE NETHERLANDS.
FROM THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REF: RNL/2311786008/06
BATCH: 14/011/IP

RE: WINNING NOTIFICATION/FINAL NOTICE.

We are pleased to inform you of the release today the 26th of June 2006, of
the Winner Rainbow Lotto International program held on the 24th of June
2006. Your personal or company email address attached to ticket number
205-11465886-629 with serial number 3772-99 drew lucky numbers
7-14-17-23-31-44 which consequently won the lottery in the First category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of €1,000,000 (One
million euro) in cash credited to file Ref.No RNL/2311786008/06.

This is from a total cash prize of €49,000,000 (Forty nine million euros)
shared among several international lucky winners in this category.

CONGRATULATIONS!!! Your funds is now deposited with Platinum securities Co.
to your name and due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you
keep this winning private from public notice until your claim has been
processed and your money remitted to your designated account.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claims and
unwarranted taking advantage of this program by participants. All
participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over
500,000 companies and individual email addresses from all over the world as
part of our international promotions programme which takes place once in
every year.

Remember all winning must be claimed not later than 15th July 2006. After
this date all unclaimed funds will be returned to the pool as unclaimed and
included in the next stake.
To file for your claim, please contact our/your fiducially agent,

Mr. Dean Maxwell,
Platinum Group,
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Email: rainbowagentnl@aim.com

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please
remember to quote all your winning information such as reference, batch,
lucky drew, serial and ticket numbers in all correspondence with your agent.

Furthermore, should there be any change of address, do inform your agent as
soon as possible. Anybody under the age of 18 years is automatically
disqualified.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being
part of our promotional programme.

Sincerely,
J.P.Van

Anti-fraud resources:

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