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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.
  • +447045715430 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: Netherland Lottery <serviceagencynl@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <nl.claimprocessing@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 14:09:04 +0000
Subject: CLAIM PROCESSING FORM



De Lotto (Electronic Lotreij)Postbox 3074 2280 GB Rijswijk The NetherlandsRef: NL/8161/99Batch: NL/BE12-11
www.lotto.nl

Attn:Tibelda Becken, I am Mr. Pedro Anthony, I wish to Congratulate on your success, you are a lucky person to have won this lottery.
This is a promotional draw which officially launches the new system. With funds accrued exclusively from previous draws, payouts to all winners are guaranteed and will be transferred in record time.
This correspondence officially confirms that we are in receipt of instructions relating to the payment of your lottery winnings.

Please complete the form below with correct information and email back to us with a return email.

Looking forward to your swift response. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SHOULD BE SUPPLIED COMPREHENSIVELY BY THE BENEFICIARY OF THE STATED FUND,FOR VERIFICATION BEFORE TRANSFER.




1.FULL NAMES OF BENEFICIARY:

2.RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:

3.DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH:

4.PHONE/FAX NUMBERS:

5.NAME AND ADDRESS OF NEXT OF KIN:

6.SEX:

7.OCCUPATION:

8.MARITAL STATUS:


9.NATIONALITY:




10.REFERENCE NUMBER:

11.BATCH NUMBER:



DECLARATION:
IMR /MRS ............................HEREBY DECLARE THAT THE ABOVE DATA ARE TRUE. IN CASE OF ANY UNFORSEEN CIRCUSTANCE,MY NEXT OF KIN HAS THE RIGHT TO CLAIM MY TOTAL WINNINGS.(SUPER STANDARD AGENT) SHALL ACT AS MY AGENT IN FACILITATING THE TRANSFER OF THE TOTAL FUND TO ME.
DATE...................


Accordingly,Mr.Pedro Anthony.
Tel:+44-7045-715430

Claims / clearance officer.
Netherland Lottery.
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