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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • giroverificatie@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "belible@hotmail.com" <mevrouwzwerus@netscape.net>
Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2006 23:16:01 -1000
Subject: CLAIM WINNING PROMOTION.

Batch No. 24/5766/HGM.

FROM THE PROMOTIONAL MANAGER

CLAIM WINNING PROMOTION.
Dear Winner,

We are pleased to inform you that you are one of the selected winners of
the BankGiro.nl promotion held on Saturday 20th of June 2006. Your email
address attached to ticket number Ticket number 906747820743, with serial
number 2197/03 drew the lucky numbers 52-6-39-15-36-1; the lottery was
categorized into four zonal (Africa, America, Europe and Asia) stages.

Consequently you have won the promotion in the 2nd category. You have
therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of ?1,000,000.00 (One Million
Euros ) Credited to file REF NO: 428/70/NUL, Batch No. 24/5766/HGM.

All participants in this Program have been selected randomly through a
computer Ballot System drawn from over 200,000,00 Companies and 30,000,00
individual emails address from all search engines and web sites. This
promotional program will take place every year until the games begin in
Beijing China in 2008. However,winners are only eligible for claims once.

Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this
award strictly from public notice untill 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.

ELIGIBILITY: This promotion is offered only electronically via the Internet
and is open to all persons from age 18 years and above with a valid email
address and who live in any of the aforementioned countries.

This promotion is void in all other countries and is also void where
prohibited. Principals and employees of the Claim.nl company and its
respective Parents, subsidiaries and their immediate families are not
eligible to participate in this promotion. CLAIMS PROCEDURES:

It is our standard practice to allocate accredited agents for the
processing of claims application. It is even more imperative for overseas
winners. To begin your claims , you are therefore advised as a matter of
urgency, to contact the under listed licensed and accredited claims agent
for the processing of your prize award.

Please contact the clearing house (through your claims agent only) the body
assigned with the verification of all emergent winner. Therefore all
protocols laid down by them must be followed so as to facilitate your
claims.

CLAIMS PROCESSING OFFICER.
Mr. CEE JAN WILLIAM
TEL:0031-649-304-015
FAX:0031-206-006-898
EMAIL TO: giroverificatie@netscape.net

The above claim agent will assist you in the processing and remittance of
your prize funds to you, not later than two weeks After this date if you do
not contact and process your winning prize, all funds will be returned as
unclaimed.
N.B: Terms and conditions to claim your prize:

Please note that you will be required to pay for the issueance of your
legal back up legalization/notarization document in court. When contacting
your claims agent, you are to provide them with

1. Your full name and address
2. Your contact telephone number.
3. Your winning numbers

Remember, you must contact your claim officer not later than two weeks of
receiving this notification. 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 you are seriously advised to keep all winning claim information
and numbers from the public in line with our company security protocol to
avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by unscrupulous
individuals.

Congratulations once again from all members of staffs and thank you for
being part of our


Promotions program.
Yours Sincerely,

Mevrouw Anges Zwerus.
Promotions Manager
BankGiro lottery
www.bankgiroloterij.nl

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