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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.
  • +31610629068 (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.
  • softagents@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mike@mikesmith70.orangehome.co.uk
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 14:59:41 +0100 (CET)
Subject: PUBLICATION RESULTS!!!!!!!


PUBLICATION RESULTS!!!!!!!
FROM:Micro Dayzers International Promotions
PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REF: DYK/82283922/769
BATCH: 11/621/2PDH /NL
Dear Winner,

Following official publication of results of the E-mail electronic online Sweepstakes organized by the
Micro Dayzers corporation, the Slidecircuir award and the Heineken
prizes in conjunction with the foundation for the promotion of software
products, (F.P.S.), held on the 22nd of December 2006 in Amsterdam The
Netherlands,wherein your electrononic email address emerged as one of
the online winning emails in the 1st category and therefore attracted a
cash award of 1,000,000 Euros (One million Euros only),
We write to officially notify you of this award and to advise
you to contact the processing office immediately upon receipt of this
message for more information concerning the verification, processing
and eventual payment of the above prize to you.
It is important to note that your award information was released today the 22nd of Jan 2007 with the following particulars attached to it.
(I) Award numbers: TL 22/15409
(ii) Email ticket number: TL754/22/76
(iii) Lotto codenumber: TL09622NL
(iv) The file Ref number: TL/0534/30/05
Please contact the claim agents within 3 working days to facilitate the
release of your prize, You are required to mention the above
particulars of your award in every correspondence addressed to the
processing agents.
MRS.Doris Cambell
CLAIM MANAGER
MR.Mike Smith
PUBLIC RELATIONS
+31610-629-068
EMAIL:softagents@netscape.net
The Micro Dayzer Awards is sponsored by a consortium of software promotion
companies. The Intel Group, Toshiba, Dell Computers, Microsoft and other
international companies. The Micro Dayzer internet draw is held
periodically and is so organized to encourage the use of the internet
and promote computer literacy worldwide. We are proud to say that over
200 Million Dollar are won annually in more than 150 countries
worldwide.
Once again on behalf of all our staff,
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Sincerely,

MR HARRY DOFF
Promotions Manager
Netherlands the Lottery company
European promotions.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam