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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • +31649206014 (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.
  • fpsconsultan@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Fps Consultan <fps@fconsultan.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2006 15:11:01 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FORWARD YOUR DETAILS!!!


FORWARD YOUR DETAILS!!!

NORDHOLLAND , NETHERLANDS

KLOVENIERSBURGWAL 68 1012 CT AMSTERDAM



http://www.thelotter.com




Dear Beneficiary,

Taking judicial notice of our first quarter Free Lottery official publication of beneficiary results, You have been selected to receive a cash prize award of $ 850.000 USD ( Eight Hundred And Fifty Thousand United State Dollar) Category “C” made in your favor on the 21st of SEPT 2006 by THE LOTTER Benelux regional office Netherlands Branch in conjunction with the foundation for the promotion of software products. Confirmation service http://www.thelotter.com/Subscriptionnewn.asp


This is to raise awareness and to promote our services and products the world over, under the able sponsorship of Microsoft foundation in conjunction with other lottery companies.



As a winner, you are therefore advised to contact the processing office immediately upon receipt of this message for more information concerning the verification, processing and subsequent payment of this awarded prize to you.



TheLotter.com was founded and is wholly owned and operated by Globins Limited. TheLotter.com was established in order to respond to the need for a global marketing service for lottery tickets and to enable the free and unlimited purchase of tickets from all the world's official lotteries through the web - perhaps the only product in the world today still limited to local vending. Visit our website at http://www.thelotter.com



In order to reach this goal, we have been placing tremendous efforts and resources towards establishing a world wide operation, an operation with proven capabilities which handles the marketing of most of the world's leading official lotteries. Therefore we do organize from time to time, some free prize draws to benefit the public in general and lottery players in particular. This is our own way of making our services and products known to the public and also to boost our image the world over.



We've spent much time and effort analyzing and defining the user's needs, along with our leading business partners, in order to give you a friendly, easy, safe and reliable tool, to accommodate your every wish and beyond - as far as the variety of products and services, lottery information and your own personal activity in this site; so feel free to mail us your suggestions and remarks - we promise to do whatever is possible so that the system will keep accommodating as many of our users' needs and preferences as possible, all within the limits of our chosen goal of marketing the world's official lottery games.

As a winner of our free lottery draws, you are advised that it is your responsibility to comply with the laws and regulations of the gaming authorities including any transfer fee and costs existing in the country where payment has to be effected to you. We are currently working towards establishing regional offices, in order to better our service and interaction with you - our client. Therefore to get there you must bring out your own contribution to help us to serve you better. Good Luck. http://www.infocustomersupports@thelotter.com,



It is important to note that your award information was released today
The 23rd of SEPT 2006 with the following particulars attached to it.


Lottery Award Security code number: TLSC/XX 354/27/03/06XX


Please contact our under listed processing agents THE FPS CONSULTANT OFFICE, operating in this region within three working days upon receipt of this information to immediately claim your award .


You are required to mention your Lottery Award Security code number above in
Every correspondence addressed to the processing agents

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent and provide
him with the information below:

1. Name:
2.Address:
3.Marital Status:
4.Occupation:
5.Age:
6.Sex:
7.Nationality:
8.Country Of Residence:
9.Telephone Number: (country code):
10.Fax Number:
11.Draw Number above:


THE LOTTER REGIONAL CONSULTANTS NETHERLANDS

Mr. FRANS BAUWELL
MANAGER

MR. TONY MC DADE
PUBLIC RELATIONS

TEL: + 31 649 20 60 14
Fax: + 31-84-747-8241


EMAIL: fpsconsultan@aim.com




CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Sincerely,


BRENDA SASKIA,
REGIONAL ONLINE PROMOTION MANAGER
THE LOTTER BELGIUM & NETHERLANDS
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