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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "accredited attorney" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
  • +31620874102 (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.
  • europwlot6@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "notis lotto" <gropprize-15@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 22:10:38 +0100
Subject: END OF YEAR BONAZZA!!!

END OF YEAR BONAZZA!!!
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/ PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
KROPAAR STRAAT 34, 1032LA,
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
Ref. Number: T9Q/102/131/0035
Batch Number: 097/310-XL11

Dear winner,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners
International programs
held on the 18th November 2006.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number
1942896-9032
with serial number H001490 drew lucky numbers 11-0-17-31-60- 75-9 which
consequently won
in the 1st category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out
of 1,500,000.00 Euros
(One Million Five Hundred Thousand Euros)Due to mix up of some numbers and
names, we ask
that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has
been processed
and your money Remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to
avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. You
will need to
have your identification documents and claims form notarized by the
fiduciary agent
(below)before a magistrate or notary public in The Netherlands.All
participants were
selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 10,000,000
companies and 30,000,000
individual email addresses and names from all over the world, names from
Australia, New Zealand,
America, Europe, North America, Middle East, Africa and Asia as part of
International Promotions
Program.This promotional program takes place once a year. This lottery is
promoted by the software
and internet giant corporations to compensate some few individuals with
website and email addresses,
we hope with part of your winning you will take part in our next year EUR10
million international
lottery. Please note that your lucky winning numbers falls within our
European booklet representative
office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon to file in for your
claims, please contact our
accredited Attorney to act on your behalf

HAN VAN DER WILK SOLICITORS & ASSOCIATES
De Boelelaan 105,1070 LK,
Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Email: europwlot6@netscape.net
Tel: +31-620-874-102
Fax: +31-847-366-759

Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and Complications please
remember to quote your
reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence.Furthermore, should
there be any change
of address do Inform our Attorney as soon as possible. Congratulations once
more Immediately to process
your winning which will not take more than 10 working days from today.

Sincerely yours,
Mrs.Sophie Pamela Joachim.
Lottery Coordinator
EuroPW Lottery Program.

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