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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:
  • "claim 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.
  • +31641010504 (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.
  • winnersupbal@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: von@von64.orangehome.co.uk
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 17:17:57 +0100 (CET)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS,


AWARD PRIZE:
CONTACT MR. ROBERT DANIEL VAN.
FROM:BANK GIRO LOTERIJ INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTION PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REF: DRF/933221523/542
BATCH: 21/532/8YPK/NL
Dear Winner,
Following official publication of results of the E-mail electronic
online Sweepstakes organized by the Bank giro loterij corporation, the
Slidecircuir award and the Heineken prizes in conjunction with the
foundation for the promotion of software products, (F.P.S.), held on the 18th of
November , 2006, in Amsterdam The Netherlands, wherein your electrononic
email address emerged as one of the online winning emails in the 1st
category and therefore attracted a cash award of 1,000,000 Euros (One
million Euros only),
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 today
the 23th of November 2006 with the following particulars attached to it.
(I) Award numbers: TL 22/23149
(ii) Email ticket number: TK390/12/67
(iii) BATCH NUMBER: 06/809/INL
(iv) The file REFERENCE NUMBER:: KG/1960/30/16
Please contact the claim agents within 5 working days 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
agents.
CONTACT NAME: MR. ROBERT DANIEL VAN.
CITY/ COUNTRY: AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS.
FREE SERVICE NUMBER: 0031-641-010-504
FAX NUMBER:0031-847-481-782
EMAIL:winnersupbal@aim.com
The Bank giro loterij Awards is sponsored by a consortium of software
promotion companies.
The Intel Group, Toshiba, Dell Computers, Microsoft and other
international companies.
The Bank giro loterij internet draw is held periodically and is so
organized to encourage the
use of the internet and promote computer literacy worldwide.
We are proud to say that over 20 Million Euro are won annually in more
than 150 countries worldwide.
Rememer, all winning must be claimed not later than 5th of December,2006.
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 staff, CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Sincerely,
MRS. Mariam De Boer
Promotions Coordinator

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam