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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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 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.
  • +31623117432 (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.
  • salemclaimoffice@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: wendy@wendygoodman7.orangehome.co.uk
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:21:21 +0100 (CET)
Subject: CONTACT CLAIM PROCESSING DEPARTMENT!!


CONTACT CLAIM PROCESSING DEPARTMENT!!

THIRD CATEGORY NOMINEE
STAATSLOTERIJ.NL
E-MAIL INTERNATIONAL DRAW
Postbus 1334,
5902 RH
Amsterdam, the - Netherlands

Congratulations,

Following official publication of results of the E-mail electronic online Sweepstakes organized by staatsloterij corporation,Slidecircuir award and Heineken prizes in conjunction with the foundation for the promotion of software products (F.P.S.) held in Amsterdam the Nederlands.The draws are being officially announced today 24th of JANUARY,2007. wherein your electrononic e-mail address emerged as one of the online winning e-mails in the 3rd category and therefore attracted a cash award of 1.700.000.00 euros (One Million Seven Hundred Thousand Euro in cash credited to reference number SNL/4249859609/WP1 made available from a total cash prize of 13.000.000.00 euros (thirteen Million euros,) shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category.

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 with the following particulars attached to it.

REF.No: SNL/4249859609/WP1
BACTH NO: AT-040SB03-07.
DRAW No: 20511465463-7644
SERIAL No: 472-9768-98
LUCKY No: 8-66-97-22-65-99

Your fund is now deposited in an offshore bank with a hardcover insurance. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we advice that you keep this award from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your nominated bank account as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by the general public.

Please note that your winning Informations falls within our European booklet office in Netherlands . In view of this, your 1.700.000.00 euros (One Million Seven Hundred Thousand Euro). would be released to you by our affiliate bank in Europe in Due Process.

Please contact claim processing department to facilitate the release of your prize within 3 working days, you are required to mention the above particulars of your award in every correspondence addressed to the processing department.

To begin your claim please contact assigned Agent to you:

MR,CHRISTOPHER WOODS
(CLAIM PROCESSING DEPARTMENT)
SALEM GUARANTY & TRUST COY. LTD.
E-mail:salemclaimoffice@aim.com
Phone: +31 623 117 432

You are expected to provide the following details below to your claims agent:

1)BATCH AND REFFERENCE NUMBERS:
2)FULL NAMES:
3)AGE:
4)OCCUPATION :
5)SEX:
6)PHONES AND FAX NUMBERS:
7)EMAIL ADDRESS:
8)COUNTRY OF RESIDENT:
9)NATIONALITY:
10)MAILING ADDRESS:
11)AMOUNT WON:

The awards is sponsored by a consortium of software promotion companies. The Intel Group, Toshiba, Dell Computers, Dutch yahoo mail server,Orange home mail server, Microsoft and other international companies.
This internet draw is held periodically no ticket sold and it is organized to encourage the use of internet and to promote computer literacy worldwide. We are proud to say that over 20 MILLION EUROS are won annually in more than 150 countries worldwide.

Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 20 days from the day you receive this notification letter. Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember to quote your reference number and batch number in all correspondence.

Once again on behalf of all our staffs,
CONGRATULATIONS!

Yours Sincerely,

MRS,WENDY GOODMAN
(Loterij Promotions Coordinator)

www.staatsloterij.nl is een onderdeel van De Loterij Copyright-(c)2006 staatsloterij N.V. De Nederland's

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