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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "claims 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 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.
  • lotteryagentoliva@emailaccount.com

Fraud email example:

From: unitednations@unitednationsbonanzaprom.orangehome.co.uk
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 00:26:11 +0100 (CET)
Subject: RE:UNITED NATIONS BONANZA PROMO COMMENCE


FREE LOTTO SWEPSTAKER DEPARTMENT
OFFICIAL ENTRY NOTIFICATION



The United Nations New Year Promotion ProgramA
Under The UN Games Promo.
The Hague – The Netherlands DATE: 15/01/2007
Ref:UN/7688YK/68 NOTIFICATION OF CLAIMS:
Batch:46/72/UL99

Dear Sir/Madam,

We happily notify you of the draw (#2007) of the United Nations UN on line games promo held on the 15Th of January, 2007. Your e-mail address attached to TICKET NUMBER: 7634-6821-773 with SERIAL NUMBER: 217716,LUCKY DREW NUMBERS: 33-89-61-55 which has made you the prizewinner in the 2ND category.

You have been approved to claim the sum of US$780,000 (Seven Hundred and Eighty United States Dollars Only) credited to your file. This is from a total cash prize of $25,000000,000us dollars shared amongst the one thousand lucky claimants in this category. The claimants for these on line games promo were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer ballot system and were extracted from unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are found on line. These games promo takes place weekly and started since 2004. Your lucky claimant number falls within our European booklet representative office in The Hague as indicated in your play coupon.

So our European agent will immediately start the processing and remittance of your claims as soon as you contact him. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your claims information confidential until your claim is processed and your funds remitted to you in whatever mode of payment you deem fit to claim your prize. To file for your claims, Please contact our claims agent at The Hague United Nations branch:
*****************************************************************************************
MRS. OLIVA NOORD
Peace Palace, seat of the ICJ
2e van Blankenburgstraat 119 2517HC Den Haag The Netherlands
Tel/Fax: +31: 847-206-350
Office Email: lotteryagentoliva@emailaccount.com
*****************************************************************************************
Endeavour to contact the agent with the following information:
1.Full Names........................................................................
2.Contact Address...............................................................
3.Telephone Number..........................................................
4.Age..................................................................................
5.Sex...................................................................................
6.Nationality........................................................................
7.Occupation......................................................................
8.Claims information I.e ticket number, batch number, reference number,
Serial number e.t.c.

Congratulations from me and members of staff of THE UNITED NATIONS
Games International Program.
Yours faithfully,



(MRS) PAULA VAN BEURG
On line coordinator for the UN games promo and on behalf of the United Nations

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