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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "high insurance policy" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "transfer of your funds" (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)
  • ",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)
  • "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 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.
  • +31630800589 (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.
  • payoffice77@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: NATIONALE POSTCODE LOTTERY <junkyarddog@wowway.com>
Reply-To: NATIONALE POSTCODE LOTTERY <agentservicebv@aim.com>
Date: Wed, 6 May 2009 05:45:41 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: MAURILY LOTTERIES!!!




MAURILY LOTTERIES!!!



Form Dayzers Lotteries,



HOLLAND HEAD OFFICE



AMSTERDAM , NETHERLAND



Official Website: www.dayzers.nl ,





 

Dear Sir/Madam,





 

With utmost joy, we are pleased to inform you of the result of the Dayzers Lotteries Inc. programs, held on the 4th of May 2009 , which drew a cash prize of €1,000,000.00, covered with high insurance policy. Your e-mail address attached to Ticket/Code number 0087411652337 with claim/reference number 085093785/92 drew these lucky numbers 007-49746-041-764-64-2091, which consequently won in the 1st category. You have been approved to receive a cash prize of €1,000,000.00 (One Million Euros).





 

METHOD OF SELECTING WINNERS:





 

participants were selected anonymously through a private ballot system (computer ballot) from over 35,000 companies and 70,000 individual e-mail addresses all over the world. At the final draw your e-mail address emerged as the winner of our last jackpot.







This is promotional program takes place bi-annually, and it is promoted and sponsored by (COCA-COLA INTERNATIONAL). It is met to reward some individuals and corporations who have devoted their time and resources surfing the World Wide Web (www) with their email addresses.





 

Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 20 days of this notification, after the expiration of that time frame, if your funds are unclaimed, it will be refunded to us and included in our next draws.





 

Lastly, in order to avoid unnecessary delays/complications with the transfer of your funds to you, please always remember to quote your Code number in all correspondence with our agent you must contact the approved agent with your Full Names, Contact Telephone Numbers (Home, Office and Mobile Number and also Fax Number) and also with your winning information’s via email to process the immediate payment of your prize. Approved agent Contact below.





 

Contact person: Mrs. Voeman Morrison



Dr. Kelvin Peter    



Tel: +31 630-800-589                 



Email:   payoffice77@aim.com        



Dayzers claims department





 

Yours faithfully,





 

Mrs. Maurily Peterson



The Promotions Manager.





 

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam