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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:
  • "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "deadline" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • +31619022327 (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.
  • desmond1jan@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • info-superlottery@consultant.com
  • amariebenz@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Ann-Marie Benson <noreply@superlotto.net>
Reply-To: desmond1jan@aim.com
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 19:16:31 +0100
Subject: GRAND PRIZE WINNER ! CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON !!


European Internationallottery Award prize .
{ACCREDITED LICENSE AGENT WITH LOTTO.NET INTERNATIONAL B.V,
Affiliate Sponsor of SUPER-LOTTO Extra Award online program} ,
ADD:kerkstraat 210 ,1113 AB, Haarlem ,The Netherlands.
Sir/Madam,
DRAW ! DRAW !! DRAW !!!
Hurray! You have been Choosen as one of the five lucky winners in the first edition of the TEN MILLION EURO GRAND STAKE PROMO {€10,000,000.00},with the lotto.online Super-Lotto extra award Program,held on the 11th of November 2006.Whereby a lump sum pay-out of five million euros will be shared amongst selected lucky winners.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
You have therefore been approved for a huge pay-out of 1 Million Euro(€1,000,000.00},Only)!
How was the selection process done?
Winners were randomly selected from an initial database of 500,000 emails ,which was eventually downsized to 5,000 from which we eventually selected the final and lucky five. Your email address emerged alongside 4 others as a first category {A} winner in the Super Lotto Lottery Draw.
The Super-Lotto Lottery Program internet draw is held once in a year and is so organized to encourage the use of the internet and computers worldwide. We are proud to say that over 200 Million Euros are won annually in more than 150 countries worldwide.The process of collecting your winnings, is to be handled by our Prize Transfer Agents.To ensure a smooth collection of your grand prize, You are to contact Your FIDUCIAL CLAIM AGENT VIA email or fax within a week of receiving this notice. Please find full contact details below:
Mr JAN .A.DESMOND .
Operation Service Manager,
ADD:kerkstraat 210 ,1113 AB,
Haarlem ,The Netherlands.
TEL:+31-619-022-327.
FAX:+31-847-301-277.
Email:desmond1jan@aim.com
FOR FEEDBACK ACCESS { info-superlottery@consultant.com } due to terrorist/Scam abuse of this program FEEDBACK WILL BE NOTIFIED VIA EMAIL.When you contact your claims agent please provide him with your full names, country of residence and address along with the following information below:
CONTROL N°:LNSL614/W1#05/01.
BATCH N°:436/Q05-218
LUCKY N°:5-6-26-33-36-37
TICKET N°:60178
Furthermore you are seriously advised to keep all winning lottery information and numbers from the public in-line with our company security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by unscrupulous individuals.Please do not reply to this mail, contact your claims agent as instructed above.Remember all prize money must be claimed not later than 23rd of November..2006,Why claims begin 15th of November...2006 EXEMPTIONS WEEKENDS AND NON WORKING DAYS.{i.e;A GRACE OF 7 WORKING DAYS TO CLAIM THE
AWARD}.On behalf of all our staff in SUPER LOTTO AWARD PROGRAM,THE NETHERLANDS lottery draw, accept my ..Congratulations!
Best Regards,
MRS ANN-MARIE BENZON.
{VICE-PRESIDENT)
E-MAIL:amariebenz@aim.com
N.B:Steps to claiming your prize;
1.Please quote the numbers attached to your lottery payment order, in all correspondence with the claims officer.
2. You must contact the appointed agent with your Full Names, Contact Telephone Numbers (Home, Office and Mobile Number and also Fax Number) via email to process the immediate payment of your prize.
3. Be informed that the appointed agent will be required to swear an Affidavits of Lotto Claim and also obtain Approval Legal Clearance Certificate from the Court here in the Netherlands which is in accordance with the European Union Financial Act 2004 on payment of International Lottery Winners.
Please be aware that the PAYING BANK will Effect Payment Swiftly upon satisfactory Report, Verifications and validation provided by this fiduciary agent.For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you.Be informed that the deadline to claim your winning prize money is affix as mentioned above.

CONGRATULATIONS, ONCE MORE FROM THE ENTIRE MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF MICROSOFT COOPERATION TO ALL OUR LUCKY WINNERS THIS YEAR. THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF THIS PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAM. OUR SPECIAL THANKS AND GRATITUDE TO BILL GATE OF MICROSOFT AND ALL HIS ENTOURAGE FOR ALLEVIATING POVERTY ROUND THE WORLD.
SINCERELY,

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