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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:

• 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.
  • +31644965097 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: POSTCODELOTERIJ-NL <infonl11@mynet.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 23:33:37 +0100
Subject: YOU ARE ONE OF OUR WINNERS:

POSTCODE LOTTO NL.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARD DEPARTMENT.
Van Eeghenstraat 70,1071GK
Amsterdam,The Netherlands.
www.postcodeloterij.nl

Ref: kvk 41183598

ATTN:

YOU ARE ONE OF OUR WINNERS:

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Postcode Loterij-NL Winners International programs
held on the 6th Dec.,2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket #: 0175655522 with prize #:
31765549NLP drew €1,000,000.00 which was 2nd in the first category of the draws. You are to receive
€1,000,000.00 (One Million Euros). Because of mix up in cash pay-outs, we ask that you keep your
winning information confidential until your winning prize (€1,000,000.00) has been fully remitted to you by
our accredited pay-point bank. This measure must be adhere to,in order to avoid loss of your cash prize -
winners of our cash prizes are advised to adhere to these instructions to forestall the abuse of this
program by other participants. It is important to note that this draws were conducted formally.

METHOD OF SELECTING WINNERS: winners were selected through an internet ballot system from
50,000 individual and companies e-mail addresses - the draws were conducted around the world through
our internet based ballot system. The promotion is sponsored and promoted Postcode Loterij-NL. We
congratulate you once again. We hope you will use part of it in our next draws; the jackpot winning is
€85million.

Remember,all winnings must be claimed not later than 10 working days from today.After this date all
unclaimed cash prize will be forfeited.

In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications remember to quote personal and winning
numbers in all correspondence with us. Congratulations once again from all members of Postcode Loterij
-NL.Thank you for being part of our promotional program.

For immediate release of your cash prize to you,contact our Paying Bank address written below.

Send them the following informations:

(i) Your name.
(ii) Contact telephone and fax numbers.
(iii) Contact Address.
(iv) Your ticket and prize numbers.
(v) Quote amount won.
(vi) Notification date.

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Contact Person: Mr.Edward Sager
Email: wagraphbnk00@aol.com
Tel: +31 644 965 097

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Congratulations,
Yours in service,
Joan Van Henk(Lottery Co-ordinator)

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