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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:

• 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:
  • "claims 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.
  • +31630924978 (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.
  • nominalcode@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Your Email Were Nominated.(Win)" <webremittance@aim.com>
Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 15:50:34 +0100
Subject: Your email was nominated..(Won)

NOMINAL CODE LOTTERY.N.L
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY).
SUID PLAIN 7HS, RIJSWIJK 2280 GB.
ROTTERDAM THE NETHERLANDS.
Ref #: NF/290/04/07
Batch #: 082/77/07NL
Lottery #: NT/07/05/07.
DEAR WINNER:


Congratulations!!! You have just Won.
Dear Winner,
Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice the result of
NOMINAL CODE LOTTERY 2007 WEBNET promotion. We are happy to inform you that
your email address have emerged a winning attraction of Eight houndred
thousand euros (800,000.00) Euros.
NOTE: to file for your claim, please contact the claiming department
with the email address below.
**********************************************
Mr. Gerald Van Drijik
Tel.: +31- 630-924-978
Fax: +31 -84 -759 -9744
Email :Nominalcode@aim.com
**********************************************
Find below your promotion date/ winning information.. Reference, Batch and
Lottery numbers. Remember to quote these numbers in your correspondence with
your claims agent..


PROMOTION DATE: 15th of May 2007.
REFERENCE NUMBER #: NL/290/04/07
BATCH NUMBER #: 072/77/07NL
LOTTERY #: NL/07/04/989

Remember, all winning must be claim not later than 30 Days. After this date
all unclaimed cash prize will be forfeited. Please, in order to avoid
unnecessary delay and complications remember to quote personal and winning
numbers in all correspondence with us .Congratulations once again from all
members of Lotto N.L. Thank you for being part of our promotional program of
this year's winners, Send the following..


(i) Your names..
(ii) Contact telephone and fax numbers
(iii) Contact Address /Country
(iv) Your winning information
(v) Quote amount won.


Congratulations, once again.
Yours in service,
Ms, Jane Lucas.
THE PROMOTION COORDINATOR.
www.lotto.nl

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam