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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • +31619773764 (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.
  • collectfunds@aim.com

Fraud email example:

From: LOTERIJ PROMOTION & PRIZE AWARD DEPT <infouk@excite.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 14:15:36 +0100
Subject: REF No: DEN/231-ILGI0431/06

LOTERIJ PROMOTION & PRIZE AWARD DEPT
AMSTERDAM,DE NEDERLANDS
OUR REF: DLINT/3306/2106/06
www.bankgiroloterij.nl
RESULTS OF CATEGORY "A" DRAW

Dear Winner,

Following official publication of results of the E-mail electronic online Sweepstakes organized by the
www.bankgiroloterij.nl corporation, the Slidecircuir award and the Heineken prizes in conjunction with the
foundation for the promotion of software products (F.P.S.) held in Amsterdam the Nederlands, wherein
your electrononic email address emerged as one of the online winning emails in the 1st category and
therefore attracted a cash award of Eur.1,000,000.00 (One Million Euros).

We write to officially notify you of this award and to advise you to contact the processing office
immediately upon receipt of this message for more information concerning the verification, processing
and eventual payment of the above prize to you. It is important to note that your award information was
released with the following particulars attached to it.

REF No: DEN/231-ILGI0431/06
BATCH No: EAPA/15/096/TVFS DRAW
No: 20511465463-7644
SERIAL No: 472-9768-98
LUCKY No: 8-66-97-22-65-99

Please contact this bank claim processing department to facilitate the release of your prize, you are
required to mention the above particulars of your award in every correspondence addressed to the
processing department.

CONTACT: dvan power
(Claim Processing Department)
TEL:+31-619-773-764
FAX:+31-847-301-659
EMAIL:collectfunds@aim.com

You are expected to provide the following details below to your claims
agent:

1)BATCH AND REFFERENCE NUMBERS:
2)FULL NAMES:
3)AGE:
4)OCCUPATION :
5)SEX:
6)PHONES AND FAX NUMBERS:
7)EMAIL ADDRESS:
8)COUNTRY OF RESIDENT:
9)NATIONALITY:
10)MAILING ADDRESS:
11)AMOUNT WON:

The Awards is sponsored by a consortium of software promotion companies.

The Intel Group, Toshiba, Netscape mail server, Dell Computers, Dutch yahoo mail server, Virgilio mail
server,Microsoft and other international companies. This internet draw is held periodically no
ticket sold and is so organized to encourage the use of the internet and promote computer literacy
worldwide. We are proud to say that over 20Million Euro are won annually in more than 150 countries
worldwide.

Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 20 days Please note,in order to avoid
unnecessary delays and complications, remember to quote your reference number and batch number in
all correspondence.

Once again on behalf of all our staffs,

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Baker Witkamp(Loterij Promotions Coordinator)

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam