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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:

• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • " lotto international " (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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 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.
  • dr_goodluckbenjamin002@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: Netherlands Lottery Notification <netherlandsl.ottery110@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 02:52:19 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATION!!!



FROM: GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED LOTTERY PROMOTERS WINNING NOTICE FOR CATEGORY "A" WINNER





ELECTRONIC LOTTO PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION:




Dear Lucky Winner,


We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual Final draws Of A Lotto International A Netherlands programs held on the 15th of August 2007, and results were released on 26th of November 2007.

The online cyber lotto draws was Conducted from an exclusive list of 25,000,000 e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the internet. No tickets were sold. After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail Address emerged as one of the two lucky winners in the category "A" with the following:

Ref Number: PC 9590 ES 9414Batch Number: 573881545-LNG/2007Ticket Number: PCP 3502 /8707

You as well as the other winner are therefore to receive a cash prize Of 1,500,000.00. (ONE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND EURO ONLY) Each from the total payout.

Your fund is now secured and insured in your name. Due to mix up of Some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award from public Notice until your claims has been processed and the money remitted to Your account as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming of Unwarranted taking advantage of this program by participants as it Has happened in the past. All participants were selected through a Computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Asia, Australia, New Zealand , Europe, North and South America, Middle East and Africa as Part of our International Promotions Program.

We hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize in the Subsequent programs.

To begin your lottery claims, please contact your Claims agent below:



DR. GOODLUCK BENJAMIN (GB)
DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN OPERATIONS
DIMA CONFIANZA CONSULTORIA
CLAIM AGENT,EMAIL: dr_goodluckbenjamin002@yahoo.fr

You are advised to provide him with the following information’s:

Names:Phone/Fax number:Nationality:Ref Number: Batch Number: Ticket Number:


Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 5th of December 2007 Claims that are not made before the above date will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA. And also be informed that 10% of your lottery winning belongs to (IBERO PROMOTION COMPANY S, A.) Because they are the company that bought your ticket and played the lottery on your name, NOTE this 10% will be remitted after you have received your winnings prize because the Money is insured in your name already.

CONGRATULATION!!! Once again from all members of our staff and thank You for being a part of our International promotions program. We wish You Continued good fortunes

Thank you and congratulations!!!

Yours faithfully,Mr. James Moore
Games/Lottery Coordinator.Lotto International Netherlands
www.bonoloto.combinacionganadora.com




LAST WINNERS ON NETHERLANDS NATIONAL LOTTERY
ONLINE GAME.






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