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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.
  • +31634252068 (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.
  • m.macphilips@gawab.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: alliance members <mrsvanhenk016@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 12:39:23 +0000
Subject: RE:This is your REF. NO.-LSLUK/2031/8161/07!!!



Alliance Members of the International Net Award
International Lottery Department
Na Porici 12, CZ-115 30 Prague.

Attn: Dear Recipient,
RE:Congratulations Msg !!! You email ID emerge winner!!!

Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice the result of Staatsloterij International B.V 2006/2007 lottery promotions.We are happy to inform you that your email address has emerged winner No:5 of One Million Dollar (USD$1,000.000.00 ) only.Find below your winning information to enable you file for your claim.REF. NO.-LSLUK/2031/8161/07BATCH NUMBER: 14/011/IPD,TICKET NUMBER: 50941465206-529,
SERIAL NUMBER: 5772-54Lucky NUMBER: 3-4-17-28-35-44

NOTE:Contact the European Claim Department office by email or phone.Dr. Micheal McphilipsDirector,Claim DeptTel: + 31-634-252068Email: euclaimdept@aol.nl ,m.macphilips@gawab.com
Best Regards,Mrs Magaret Van Henk(Co-ordinator) lnternational net award,
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