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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:
  • "from the desk of" (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.
  • +31616557921 (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.
  • statslottooffice@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: leonald godffery <leonald@leonaldgodffery.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 16:13:59 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: CONTACT: LEONALD GODFFERY


CONTACT: LEONALD GODFFERY
FROM THE DESK OF THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
THE NETHERLANDS STAATSLOTERIJ
THE NETHERLANDS.
www.staatsloterij.nl
NATIONAL E-MAIL LOTTO PRIZE AWARD.
We are pleased to announce you as one of the lucky winners in the StaaatsLoterij E-mail Lottery draw held today the 10th of October 2006.All winning E-mail addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 100,000,000 international Emails from Internet Service Provider Companies.Your E-mail address emerged as a category "A" winner in this year's Lotto Draw.
Consequently, you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of Nine Hundred Thousand,One Hundred and Eighty Three Euros only (900,183.00 Euros). In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference number, batch numbers, and winning numbers in all correspondence with your claims officer.
1. BATCH: 007/48SL/847/970
2.The file Ref number: BSO61/94756/001
3.Winning Number: 003/67590/SL048
Please contact the underlisted claims officer via this E-mail below as soon as possible for the immediate release of your winnings:
MR LEONALD GODFFERY (CLAIMS OFFICER)
DE NEDERLANDSE STAATSLOTERIJ
TEL: ++31-616-557-921
Email: statslottooffice@aim.com
Please kindly fill in the acttached form below for the immediate process of your winning prize.
1.FULL NAME--------------------------------- 7.TELEPHONE--------------------------------
2.NATIONALITY------------------------------ 8.OCCUPATION------------------------------
3.AGE/SEX------------------------------------- 9.WINNING E-MAIL ADDRESS-------------
4.WINNING NUMBER------------------------10.TOTAL AMOUNT WOM-------------------
5.MARITAL STATUS--------------------------11.CONTACT ADDRESS----------------------
6.BATCH---------------------------------------12.The file Ref number---------------------------
Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays, please remember to quote your reference number, batch numbers, and winning number in all correspondence. Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform the Claims Officer as soon as possible as he is responsible for the processing of your approved file for payment.
Congratulations once again on behalf of all our staff.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Yours Faithfully
MRS JENET COX (Lottery Co-ordinator)
Please make sure you keep your winning confidential till you have received your payment. This is to avoid double claims. Do not contact this office as your correspondence should be addressed to your claims officer above MR LEONALD GODFFERY.
NB: In accordance with the DE NEDERLANDSE STAATSLOTERIJ policy and regulations, this notification is dispatched directly to only the 45 lucky consultation prize Winners. This notification also contains information that is proprietary, privileged or confidential or otherwise legally exempt from disclosure. If you are not the right recipient whose email address attached to the lucky numbers along with the winning information's you are not authorized to read, print,retain, copy or disseminate this notice or any part of it.

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