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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.
• 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.
  • advocatekantoors@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • aadvocakantoors@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "www.lotto.nl" <lottery107@lottery.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2006 14:37:07 +0200
Subject: YOU ARE A WINNER

WWW.LOTTO.NL
Government Accredited Licensed lottery promoters.
International Promotions/Prize Award Department

www.lotto.nl international emails. held on the 9th July, 2006.
all winnings must be claim not later than July 25th, 2006, after this
date,unclaimed funds will be returned to the Lotto. NL
Your email won the lottery.For a total pay out of 1,000,000 (one
millionEuros) please remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers:
1, Batch 9484-9006-0076
2, Ref: 637409467-Nll
3, lucky numbers 1-0960-31-444

To file for your claim, please contact
**************************
Advocate Steven cox
Tel: +31 -630 143 359
Fax: +31-84-722-8603
Email:advocatekantoors@netscape.net
Email:aadvocakantoors@aim.com
law & Associates
**************************
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European
booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play
coupon. Inview of this, your 1,000,000 (One Million Euros) would be
released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.
CONGRATULATIONS!
CALL NOW TO CLAIM YOUR WINNING PRIZE
Advocate Steven cox
Tel: +31 -630 143 359
Email:advocatekantoors@netscape.net
Email:aadvocakantoors@aim.com
law & Associates

Yours faithfully,
Mrs Maria Van Boer
Online coordinator
Sweepstakes International Program.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam