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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:
  • "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million 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)
  • "amsterdam holland" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • johnpeters11112@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "LOTTO NL COMPANY" <lottonl2007@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:05:10 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!


LOTTO NL COMPANY
Gruderweg120 Amsterdam
Holland office
log into: www.lotto.nl
FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
THE LOTT0 NL COMPANY: WINNING FINAL NOTIFICATION.CONGRATULATIONS!!!
We are please to announce you as one of the 10 lucky winners in the Lotto
NL draw held on the 18th Apr , 2007. All 10 winning addresses were randomly
selected from a batch of 50,000,000 international emails. Your email address
emerged alongside 9 others as a category 2 winner in this year's Annual
Lotto nl Draw.Consequently, you have therefore been approved for a total pay
out of 1,000,000 Us Dollars (one million Dollars) only. In order to avoid
unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference
number and batch numbers:
1, ticket number 20711465897-6291
2, BATCH:427901527-Dg43
3, the file Ref number: 232/656/4509
4, lucky numbers8-16-18-23-31-45
5, lotto code number: FL09622Holland
there will be lots of cash for if we have the winning ticket!
http://www.lotto.nl
Please contact the Dr John peter as soon as possible to get your winning
ticket
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Advocate Dr John Peters
Telephone number +31 -617-621-925
Fax: +31-847-535-585
Email: johnpeters11112@aim.com

For processing and remittance of your cash to a designated account of your
choice. Remember, all winnings must be claim not later than May 10th, 2007,
after this date, unclaimed funds will be returned to the International
Lotto, you should contact advocate Dr john peters about the claimant
procedures, send your fax and telephone to Advocate Dr John Peters, this
will enable his office to send the claims application form (A4) to you the
Beneficiary.
Congratulations once again, from all members of staff and thank you for
being part of our promotions
program.reply to -- johnpeters11112@aim.com
Once again congratulations.
Sincerely,
Sophia Halendale
Promotions Manager
The Lotto Company
Holland & Europe.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam