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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.
• 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.
  • advancedconsultingagency@fsmail.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mega Millionaire's lotto <award@lotto.nl>
Reply-To: accentagency@fsmail.net
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:15:34 +0000
Subject: Mega millionaire's award winner !!!


FROM: MEGA MILLIONAIRE LOTTO, NETHERLANDS.
REFERENCE: AMT/NL/423275/01
BATCH: 4578/NL
TO WINNERS IN OUR PROGRAM
Good day,
This is to congratulate you over your email success in our computer balloting sweepstake held on 19th March,2007 in which your email address attached to ticket number LNT4567809095 and drew the lucky numbers 4-10-12-55-25-67, batch number 4578/NL and consequently won the sum of US$1 million dollars which has been credited into your security file NUMBER Amt/nl/423275/01 with our Regional security agency in the United Kingdom.
This is a millenium scientific computer game in which email addresses were used and it is a promotional program aimed at encouraging internet users;so you do not need to buy a ticket to enter for our lottery program. This winning notification you receive from us today is very legitimate, and it must not be taken as one of those numerous lottery scam emails you might have received in the past. Be informed that our lottery programs is conducted in line with the gaming and lottery laws of the Netherlands and sponsored by a group of philanthropist, industrialists from the internet ware industry and some other big multinational firms who wish to be anonymous in the Netherlands. Therefore, for immediate release of your winning funds to you in your preferred mode of payment, we advise you to respond to this email promptly.
Moreso, for speedy processing of you claim, kindly forward a confirmation email to your claim officer. Below is the contact details of your claim officer:

MR CURTIS BROWN
(REGIONAL PAYMENT DIRECTOR)
ADVANCED CONSULTING AGENCY
STRATFORD, UNITED KINGDOM
EMAIL: advancedconsultingagency@fsmail.net
TEL: 0044-7852683022

Conclusively,this email should not be treated as a scam scheme or be taken for granted,we are backed up by the appropriate lottery laws of the Netherlands and only the successful winners of our online lottery program receive this congratulation email and because you won that is why this mail is being directed to you. Remember that all prize money must be claimed not later than 7 working days. After the last day, all funds will be returned as unclaimed. Congratulations once again from our team of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.
Sincerely,
Director
Mrs Rita Cardos
(Lottery Coordinator)

Mega Millionaire Lotto is an affilliate of Lotto.nl Copyright(c) 2007 by Lotto Netherlands visit our website http://www.lotto.nl/ for more information.

Anti-fraud resources:

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