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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.
  • +31616949413 (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.
  • gtrustservices@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MKresoft Intl Limited." <kresoftintl@excite.com>
Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2007 12:30:33 -0200
Subject: Internet Sweeptake Award Winning 2007.

New Year Bonanza
Internet Sweepstake.
Kresoft Intl Limited.
Hovestraag Centrum,
7721BV Cayman.
The-Netherlands
Your Ref: Number: SHLNL432/885/RRS
Your Batch Number: GKN8901137-ADB7

FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!
Date: 3rd January 2007.

Attn: Sir/ Madam.
We are pleased to inform you of the result of The Lottery Winners
International programs held on the 4th of December 2006. Your e-mail address
was attached to ticket number 7775114-6410 with Serial No: 223155-06 drew
lucky numbers 7-14-78-23-27-47 which consequently won in the 1st category,
you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of Euro 1,000,000.00
(One Million Euro).

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
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 and
non-participants. All participants where selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from over 20,000 company and 30,000,000 individual email
addresses and names from all over the world drawn from Europe. America ,
Asia, Australia , New Zealand , Middle-East, parts of Africa and North and
South America . We hope with part of your winning you will take part in our
next year 50 million international lottery.
To file for your claim, please contact your claim agent with the contact
information below:

Director of Operation
Mr. Joachim Fischer
Globe Trust Services BV.
The Netherlands .
Tel: 0031-616-949-413
Fax: 0031-847-195-169
E-mail: Gtrustservices@aim.com

Please Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 22nd of January
2007. After this date, all unclaimed funds will be included in the next
stake. 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
your agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being
part of our promotional program. Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is
automatically disqualified.

Sincerely yours,
Ruth Van Brook (Mrs).
Lottery Coordinator.

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Note: In accordance with the Kresoft policy and regulations, this message
is dispatched directly to the recipient only. If you are not the rightful
owner of this email address or feel that you have received this message by
error, we advice you destroy this copy as you are not authorized to read,
print, retain or disseminate any part of it.
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1991-2006 Kresoft International.

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