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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:
  • "transfer of your funds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • staatsloterijlottery@yahoo.de (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • phconsul@di-ve.com
  • phconsultancy@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: FROM THE PROMOTION DIRECTOR <staatsloterijlottery@yahoo.de>
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 21:55:26 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: CONSOLATION PRIZE WINNER NOTICE.


STAATSLOTERIJ.NL-E.GAMES.
Paleisstraat 5, 2514 JA Den Haag,
Netherlands.
staatsloterijlottery@yahoo.de
www.staatsloterij.nl

FROM: THE PROMOTION DIRECTOR

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.

REF Number : YPL/4249859609/WX5
BATCH Number : GLV/91663/AU
TICKET Number : 34T 0012-11
SERIAL Number : 23522-722
LUCKY Number : 4-32-19-38-21-4


Sir/Madam,

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the STAATSLOTERIJ INC Lottery
(international program) held on the 26 of September, 2006. Your e-mail address
attached to ticket #: 34T 0012-11 with prize # 43568000/12 drew $1,000,000.00 which
was first in the 1st Category of the draws.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of ONE MILLION UNITED STATE
DOLLARS (US$1,000,000.00) in cash credited to reference number: YPL/4249859609/WX5
made available from a total cash prize of Ten{10} Million United State Dollars, shared
amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category. This year Lottery Program
Jackpot is the largest ever for Snowball Lottery.

Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 20 days of this notification, after
the expiration of that time frame, if your fund is unclaimed, it will be refunded to us and
included in our next draws. We hope you will use part of your cash prize to participate in
our next $18million draws in December 2006.

Lastly, in order to avoid unnecessary delays/complications with the transfer of your funds to
you, please always remember to quote your Code number{s} in all correspondence with
our legal adviser.

PH CONSULTANCY GROUPS
{Advocates & Solicitors}
Mrs. SARAH LENERT {Advocates & Solicitors}.
Email:phconsul@di-ve.com
Mr. PETER HENRY {Advocates & Solicitors}.
Email: phconsultancy@aim.com

Furthermore, should there be any change of your present address, please notify us
immediately so to make the appropriate adjustment.

Congratulations from the management and staffs of STAATSLOTERIJ INC.

Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Ruth Peterson
Coordinator/Manager

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