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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 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.
  • +31619703869 (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.
  • bankgiroverificatie@yahoo.de (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Giro Bank <giroverificatie3@live.nl>
Reply-To: <giroverificatie@live.nl>
Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 17:48:45 +0100
Subject: YOU E-MAIL HAS WON: CONTACT CLAIM OFFICE.



YOU E-MAIL HAS WON: CONTACT CLAIM OFFICE.REFERENCE NUMBER: 428/70/NULBATCH NUMBER: 24/5766/HGMLUCKY NUMBERS: 52-6-39-15-36-1SERIAL NUMBER: 2197/03Dear Lucky Winner.We are happy to inform you that you have emerged a winner under theFirst Category of BankGiro International Promotion.The draws were officially announced today 16th of May, 2007.Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from2,500,000 email addresses of individuals world wide. You have thereforebeen approved for a lump sum pay out of 1,000,000.00M (One MillionEuros).In your best interest to avoid Disqualification we request that you keep theentire details of your award strictly from public notice until the process oftransferring your claims has been completed, and your funds remitted toyour account.This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming orunscrupulous acts by non winners of this program.You are advised tocontact the claim department by email. Failure to do so may warrantdisqualification.Please note that you will be required to pay for the insurance of your legalback up legalization/notarization document in court. When contacting yourclaims agent, you are to provide them with: Your full name and address:Your contact telephone number: Your winning numbers en Batch Nr.Please contact department immediately for due processing andRemittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice:****************************************************************CLAIMS PROCESSING OFFICER.Mr.CEE JAN WILLIAMTEL:- 0031-619-703-869FAX:- 0031-847-522-118EMAIL TO:- bankgiroverificatie@yahoo.de***************************************************************Sincerely Yours,Mevrouw Anges Zwerus.Promotions ManagerBankGiro lottery.
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