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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")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "foreign service manager" (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 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.
  • kluvetfrank2@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "stacy mayer" <mayerstacy18@rediffmail.com>
Date: 22 Jan 2007 09:30:51 -0000
Subject: Notification/Final Notice


LOTTO-NET INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM, THE NETHERLANDS.ALFONSTRAAT B56, 1002 BS AMSTERDAM, THENETHERLANDS.FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONSMANAGER,INTERNATIONALAWARDDEPARTMENT.
REF: OYL /26510460037/02BATCH: 24/00319/IPDATTENTION: RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICEWe are pleased to inform you of the announcement of winnersof the LOTTO-NET INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM, THE NETHERLANDS heldon Octorber 15th 2004.
Having picked your email address by our electronic web sitevisitors collators in recognition of your patronage to theInternet services, in the final draw,your email was attachedto ticket number 023-0148-790-459,with serial number 5073-11drew the lucky numbers 43-11-44-37-10-43, and consequentlywon the lottery in the 3rd category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out ofS$850.000.00 in cash credited to file REFNO.OYL/25041238013/02.
This is from total prize money ofUS$80,400,000.00 sharedamong the twenty-nine international winners in thiscategory.
All participants were selected through a computer ballotsystem drawn from 25,000 names from Australia, New Zealand,America, Europe, North America and Asia as part ofInternational Promotions Program, which is conductedannually.
CONGRATULATIONS!Your fund is now deposited with a Bank, insured in yourname.
Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that youkeep ! This award strictly from public notice until yourclaim has been processed and your money remitted to youraccount.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid doubleclaiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of thisprogram.We hope with a part of you prize, you willparticipate in our end of year high stakes US$1.3 billionInternational Lottery.
To begin your claim, please contact your claimagent;Mr.FRANK KLUVET.FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
Email:kluvetfrank2@yahoo.comFor due processing and remittance of your prize money to adesignated account of your choice. Remember, all prize moneymust be claimed not later than 28th of January 2007.
After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays andcomplications, please remember to quote your reference andbatch numbers in every one of your correspondences with youragent.
Furthermore, should there be any change of youraddress, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you forbeing part of our promotions program.
please do provide the following information\'s (claimVerification form) fill and submit back via(kluvetfrank2@yahoo.com) to your claim agent,1,YOUR FULLNAME:.............2,YOUR SEX:..................3,YOUR ADDRESS:...........................................4,.YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER:.........5,.YOUR FAX NUMBER:...............6,.YOUR OCCUPATION:...............7,.YOUR COMPANY\'S NAME:...........8,YOUR AGE:.......................9,.YOUR REF NUMBER:...............10,COUNTRY........................11,E-MAIL.........................
Sincerely,stacy mayerTHE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, LOTTO-NET INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM,THE NETHERLANDS.
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of thewinners will result to disqualification.SORRY FOR THE LATE INFORMATION THANKS

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