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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "million united states dollars" (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!

Fraud email example:

From: "fred alex" <claims111@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 01:25:54 +0100
Subject: HEINEKEN GREEN PROMOTION

                                                                                                                                   

 

                                                            ! CONGRATULATION!

                                                YOU' VE WON

 

Sir/ Madam,

 

As part of awarding customers, Heineken annually lump out the sum of US$10. 000. 000. 00 (TEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) shared amongst ten lucky winners, which each lucky winner boast of US$1. 000. 000. 00 (ONE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) based on their winning category. All participants “email addresses” were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from

4, 000, 000 names/ email addresses of individuals and companies from America, Asia, Australia, Africa, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and new Zealand as part of our international promotion program. This year draw took place on the 15^th of December at Amsterdam, Netherlands.

 

We are hereby happy to inform you that you/ your company emerged one of the lucky winners in this year HEINEKEN GREEN PROMOTION. You/ your company have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of US$1. 000. 000. 00 (ONE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) in cash. Which is the winning payout of category “A” winners.

 

In your best interest and also to avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we request that you keep the entire details of your award strictly from public notice until the process of transferring claims has been completed, and your fund remitted to your account. This part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants/ non-participants of this program.

 

In order to claim you prize you are hereby ask to contact the claim agent in which your winning category falls under not less than one week of this notification.

 

MR. FRED ALEX.

CLAIMING OFFICER (DIVISION “A”)

HEINEKEN GREEN PROMOTION

EMAIL: heineken_claims@yahoo.co.uk,
NOTE: For easy reference and identification find below your reference and batch number. And also you are to forward this notification to the agent with your first correspondence with them, whether by email.

 

REFERENCE NUMBER: CGL/ 7668/ 94-55/ 11

BATCH NUMBER: 9541 – HM

 

Congratulation once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.

 

 

 

Sincerely,

 

Heineken Promotion Services.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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