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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.
• 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.
  • +31633773375 (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.
  • claimsagenttnl@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS. THESSY VAN VART" <nklclaimagentt@netscape.net>
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 06:11:30 +1200
Subject: Winning Notification!!!

SUCESS ALERT (CONFIRMATION REQUIRED).
Lucky No: 425448/7785
YOUR WINNING DETAILS
Ref No: CHN/2551256007/11
Batch No: 14/0017/IPD
Serial No: GMLA2-003
Ticket No: 12033

Attn: Lottery Winner,

FINAL NOTICE NOTIFICATION.

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the staatsloterij.nl lottery
programs held on 16th Sept 2006 with your e-mail address attached to one of
the winning ticket numbers. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum
pay out of EUR1, 000,000.00 (One Million euros)
CONGRATULATIONS!!!

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system from our
sponsors data bases, including over 50,000 companies and 150,000 individual
E-mail addresses and names submitted by our agents drawn from Asia, Africa,
Europe, North And South America and around the world.

To begin your claim, do file for the release of your winning by contacting
our accredited agent:

MR. John Edgar
Foreign Transfer Manager,
Tel: + 31-633-773-375
Fax: + 31-847-255-628
Email: claimsagenttnl@aim.com


NOTE: All winnings must be notarized to complete the claim process; winners
will be referred to a Foreign Transfer Manager, to have their winnings
notarized, all winners are to cover the legal charges not STAATSLOTERIJ. NL

Please note that you will be required to pay for the issuing of your
winning certificate and all winnings must be claimed not later than 29th
September 2006, after this date all unclaimed winnings will be null and
void.

In Order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications remember to quote
your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence. Furthermore,
should there be any change of address do inform our agents as soon as
possible.

Congratulations once more and thank you for being part of our promotional
program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

Yours faithfully
MRS. THESSY VAN VART

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