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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.
  • +31644817513 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: karin@bakerkarin.orangehome.co.uk
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 18:27:38 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Coca-Cola bv.Congrats...


Coca-Cola bv.Congrats...

Dayzers/Coca-Cola promotional co-ordinator
Amsterdam the Netherlands
REF: S23/15/40/12/29
BATCH: 54/010/0-PD

Sir/Madam,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Dayzers/Coca-Cola Lottery programs held on 6th January 2007 your email address was attached to one of the ten winning ticket numbers 561-256-0206 with lucky Number 612-519-992/KJ. You are therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of Euros 500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand euro) CONGRATULATION!!!

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system from our sponsors databases,including over 50,000 companies and 150,000 individual E-mail addresses and names submitted by our agents drawn from Asia, Africa, Europe, and America. To file for your urgent claim, please contact our approved Agent below with you contact Telephone and Fax number

MR. Peter Hands
Tel:+31-644-817-513
Email: infocolabv@aol.com
www.dayzers.nl

It is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and to minimize identification difficulties. You are advised to keep your winning information confidential until your claim is processed successfully and to avoid unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants, please note that you will be required to pay for the issuance of your winning certificate and all winnings must be claimed not later than 26th January 2007. 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 agents as soon as possible.
Congratulations once more and thank you for being part of our promotional program.
Note:Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

Yours Sincerely,
MRS. Karin Van Baker,
Lottery Co-Ordinator.

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