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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:

• 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.
  • +31645578425 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Yolanda Gelderen <europrom2005@netscape.net>
Reply-To: losandersson2006@aol.com
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 23:03:01 +0200
Subject: October 18TH Draws/results


NETHERLAND GAMING BOARD!!!
EUROPEAN(E.UNION INFORMATION
FOREIGN WINNERS/OPERATION DEPT.
Ref. Number: JK/1324/06
Batch Number: 03/5769/ZL
FORMAL NOTIFICATION.
Sir/Ma/Miss,
We are pleased to inform you of the out-come of the yearly Netherland Games's program held on the 13th of October,2006.
Your e-mail contact attached to board statement
06951--400674432--213 with tender
number 2095--05 drew sort numbers 44-5787-567 which consequently won
in the
3rd category.
This program takes place every three years in different
developed countries,the draws was promoted and sponsored by the
President
of the World Largest software,Bill Gates to increase the awareness of
microsoft software packages.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from
over 20,000 company and 30,000,000 individual email addresses and names
from
all over the world.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of 5,000,000,00
euros(Five Million euros) in cash,credited to your file with the Ref.
Number:JK/1324/06 and Batch Number:03/5769/ZL.
This is from a total cash prize of US
$60.000.000.00(Sixty million Euros)shared among the Twelve international
winners in this category.
Due to mix up of some numbers and names we ask that you keep your
winning
information confidential until your claims have been processed and your
money remitted to you.This is part of our security protocol in order to
avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
participants.
We hope with part of your winning you will take part in our next year
240 million euro international lottery.
To file for your claims please contact the representative
officer:
LOS ANDERSSON,
Foreign Sector Director,
Netherlands.
TEL:+31-645 578 425
FAX:+31-847 306 039
email: losandersson2006@aol.com
Remember all pay-out must be claimed not later than twenty days(20days)after this notification thereafter all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake.
Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications
endevour to quote your reference and batch numbers in all first correspondence.
furthermore,should there be any change of address do inform our agent
as soon as possible.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our
promotional program.
NOTE:anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.
Sincerely yours,
Yolanda Van Gelderen,
lottery cordinator

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