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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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.
  • +31644749990 (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.
  • infolotagency3@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "staatsloterij jackpot" <staatslot_nl04@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 09:30:26 +0000
Subject: YOU HAVE WON!!!CONGRATULATIONS.

 

STAATSLOTERIJ JACKPOT&PROMOTIONS KHOHORSTRAATS 122 1104EA AMSTERDAM,THE NETHERLANDS. INTERNATIONAL PRIZE AWARD DEPT. REF Number:FAQ/231-ILGI0431/05 BATCH  No: EAPA/15/096/FAQ TICKET No:NL20511465463-7644 SERIAL No:NL 472-9768-98 LUCKY No: NL8-66-97-22-65-99 SCFN  No: ABN/5333/025648/03UA.                                                      OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION: DEAR WINNER:   It is obvious that this notification will come to you as a suprise but please find time to read it carefully as we congratulate you over your success in the following official publication of results of the E-mail electronic online Sweepstakes organized by Staatsloterij Jackpot and Promotions,in conjunction with the foundation for the promotion of software products,(F.P.S.), held on the 12th of April 2006,in Amsterdam The Netherlands.   Wherein your electrononic email address emerged as one of the online winning email in the 1st category and therefore attracted a cash award of $1,500,000.00(One million,five hundred thousand United state Dollars only).   Our winners are arranged into four categories with different winning prizes accordingly in each category.They are arranged in this format below:   CATEGORY        NO.OF WINNERS            WINNING PRIZES   1st.              2                 $1,500,000:00 each   2nd.              6                 $800,000:00  each   3rd.              8                 $470,000:00  each   4th.              12                $170,000:00 each     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.   (1) Award numbers: NL8-66-97-22-65-99 (2) Email ticket numbers: NL20511465463-7644 (3) Batch numbers: EAPA/15/096/FAQ (4) The file reference numbers: FAQ/231-ILGI0431/05   For verification purpose be sure to include: (1) Your mailing address. (2) Your telephone numbers. (3) Your country.   Please be aware that the PAYING BANK will Effect Payment Swiftly upon satisfactory Report, Verifications and validation provided by this fiduciary agent.   To file for your claim,Please contact your Validating Officer for VALIDATION of your winning within Twenty-nine working days of this winning notification.Winnings that are not validated within Twenty-nine working days of winning notification are termed void and invalid. You are required to mention the above particulars of your award in every correspondence to enable him validate your winning. CONTACT: ******************************************************************* DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Name:  DR HENK DER VAART. Tel:+31-644-749-990 Fax:+31-847-304-266 E-mail:infolotagency3@aim.com ******************************************************************** NOTE:Delays will compel us to disperse your funds, in other words, we shall divert your funds as stated above. Kindly remember to quote your reference numbers in any correspondence with your claim agent, finally you can call on us and make sure that you save a copy of this mail and note every letter clearly as stated for we will not be held responsible should there be any complications in this transaction due to laxity on your part.   Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional programme.     Once again on behalf of all our staff,     CONGRATULATIONS!!!   Yours faithfully,   Stefania Der Helder (Mrs)  STAATSLOTERIJ PROMOTION COORDINATOR.        Copyright © 1994-2007 Staatsloterij Internet E-mail lottery Awards Promotion Inc. All rights reserved. Terms of Service -Guideline.

 

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