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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.
  • +31626515470 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)
  • 008679572749
• 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.
  • nl_hints@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED PROMOTERS" <lottery_payment_3030@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:59:52 -0500
Subject: YOU ARE A WINNER!!!

Government Lottery Promotion NL
WAMEPLEIN 23/25, AMSTERDAM,
THE NETHERLANDS


Ref: BTD/NL/610/07
Batch: 742701AE
Dear Lucky winner,

WINNING NOTIFICATION

The prestigious Microsoft and AOL has set out and successfully organised a
Sweepstakes marking the Annual anniversary,we rolled out over
100,000.000.00(One Hundred Million Great Britain Pounds) for our end of year
Anniversary Draws.
Participants for the draws were randomly selected and drawn from a
widerange of web hosts which we enjoy their patronage.

Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to ticket
number:008679572749,
with serialnumbers: sBTD/90804832/07 and drew the lucky numbers:
14-21-2-40-90-45(21) which subsequently won you 1,500,000.00
(One Million Five thousand Euros).The draws registered as Draw number one
was conducted in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

These Draws are commemorative and as such special. Please be informed by
this winning notification. To file for your claim, Please Contact your
claims agent with the information below.


MR. PAUL HINTS
Remittance Department Director,
TEL:0031-626-515-470
Fax:0031-847-238-267
EAMIL: nl_hints@yahoo.com.hk


THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SHOULD BE SUPPLIED BY THE LOTTERTY WINNER OF THE
STATED FUND FOR VERIFICATION BEFORE PROCESSING THE LOTTERY WINNING:

Full Name:

Date of Birth:

Contact Address:

Nationality:

Marital Status:

Occupation:

Telephone Number:

Country of Residence:


Sincerely,

Mary Grant
(co-ordinator).
www.lotto.nl

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam