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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")
  • "into your nominated bank account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • +31622317127 (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.
  • markholmes09@fastermail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "eunice van der sar" <lottry4027@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2006 15:19:48 +0100
Subject: PLEASE CONTACT YOUR FUDECIAL AGENT

PLEASE CONTACT YOUR FUDECIAL AGENT
STAATSLOTERIJ JACKPOT&PROMOTIONS
KHOHORSTRAATS 12A
1104EA AMSTERDAM,THE
NETHERLANDS.
INTERNATIONAL PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REF Number:FAQ/221-LGI041/06
BATCH No: GAPA/15/096/FAQ
TICKET No:20511465463-7665
SERIAL No: 471-9768-98
LUCKY No: 8-66-97-22-65-99
SCFN No: PB/5333/025648/03UA.
RE: WINNING FINAL NOTIFICATION
Sir, Madam
we are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners
International programme held on the 6th of December 2006.Your E-mail address
attached to Ticket number 20511465463- 7665 with Serial number 471-9768-98
drew the lucky numbers 86697226599,which ,consequently won
in the 1st category, you are therefore been approved for a lump sum payout
of US$1,000,000.00 ( One Million United State Dollars). This is from a total
cash prize of USD$5,000,000.00 Million
shared amongst Eight Lucky Winners in the Category A + (Plus).
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
This lottery is sponsored by STAATSLOTERIJ INTERNATIONAL THE
NETHERLANDS(Biggest Lottery Organization in NETHERLANDS).All participants
were selected through computer ballot system Drawn from over 50,000
companies and 2,000,000individual email addresses from all over the
world, as part of our international promotion programme, which we conduct
every five years. Be informed that your documents have to pass through our
legal authority to obtain clearance, which shall be attached to your
document in readiness of the subsequent onward transfer into your
nominated bank account within 48 hours of completion of the authentication.
Due to the possibility of unscrupulous individuals filing a double claim, we
suggest that you keep this award strictly confidential until your claim has
been processed and notarized and your certificate of award obtained. This is
in conformity with the lottery claim regulations by our Organization & High
Court of Justice.
This is part of our security protocol measures to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants/non participants .All
winnings must be claimed not later than 30th of December 2006.After this
date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake.
To file for your claim, please contact our processing/your
claim agent
DR MARK HOLMES
TEL +31-622-317-127
Email:markholmes09@fastermail.com
NOTE:Delays will compel us to disperse your funds, in other words, we shall
divert your funds as
stated above. Kindly remember to quote your reference numbers in any
correspondence with your claim agent, finally you can call on us and make
sure that you save a copy of
this mail and note every letter clearly as stated for we will not be held
responsible should there be
any complications in this transaction due to laxity on your part.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for
being part of our promotional programme.
Yours truly,
ESTHER VAN DIJK.
Co-ordinator

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