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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:
  • "part of our security protocols" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • +31643664288 (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.
  • eurostaatslottonl@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: euro staatslottonl <euro@eurostaatslottonl.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 18:10:02 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: AWARD PRIZE



















STAAT LOTERIJ INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
Ref: ALI/309V/06
Batch Number:09/W678/06
www.staatloterij.nl


2nd Oct, 2006



Dear Winner,


We are pleased to announce to you the result of the Online Sweepstake program held in Amsterdam.On the 23rd of September, 2006.


Your email address attached to ticket number 56714527/06 with the serial number AL234 and batch number 7888/06/ES and Reference number ES009345W won in the 2nd category .You have therefore, been approved of the sum of Eight Hundred and Seventy Two Thousand, Five Hundred and Twenty euros ,Twenty Three Cents ( 872,520. 23 euros), insured and credited to security file number KPC/9118308/06.


For the immediate commencement of the release of your winning Prize, you are advised to make immediate contact with the claims manager :Name: Dr. Teddy Williams
Email: eurostaatslottonl@yahoo.com


telephone +31643664288


Fax: +31-84-725-9911


+31-84-726-20


You will be sent a Claims Verification Form for the formalisation of the transfer of your Prize.


Note: Participant were selected randomly from World Wide Web Site through computer draw system extracted from over 100,000 emails of individuals and companies. For security reasons you are advised to keep your winning information confidential until your claim is processed and your award transferred to you. This is part of our security protocols to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program .To avoid unecessary delays and complications do quote your security file number in all correspondence.


Congratulations from all members and staffs of our company.


Yours Faithfully,



Mrs. Stella Boot

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