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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:

• 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.
  • +31616954964 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Van Dirk <declaimsofficer_van@yahoo.gr>
Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2007 10:06:18 +0100 (BST)
Subject: File For Your Claims



ATTENTION: WINNER,



Thank you for contacting us at the Due Process Unit. We are assigned to render advice and assistance in line with your winning claim process DE DAYZERS LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS has finally conducted E-game lottery, our aim was developed and designed to satisfy the cravings of the ever-growing number of participants in our various E-games lottery programs.

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place biannually.

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money Remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.

You are required to forward the following details to help facilitate the processing of your certificate and the release of your winning prize.




1. Full names.
2. Phone number and fax number
3. Residential address.
4. Date of Birth
5. Marital Status married
6. Occupation retired
7. Next of Kin
8. A scanned identification of you sent via email or via fax for vetting process which is a standard practice just to ensure that we are dealing with the right individual.



Please note that your winning prize is in a suspense account and you will be paid after completion of the due processing.



You are also required to choose the mode of payment:



1. Bank/Telegraphic Wire Transfer.
2. Bank Draft/cheque through courier delivery.




After due processing has been done, a Certificate of winning will be presented to you. The certificate stands as proof of source of the funds.


This process is vital and urgent following the instruction from our Payment center that all prize money should be claimed as soon as possible.




Once again accept our congratulations and we look forward to hearing from you soon.



Mrs. Mavis Cook
For.
Mr. Van Dirk.
Tel: 0031-616-954-964
Fax: 0031-847-452-754.





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