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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.
  • +31619054151 (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.
  • fidelityin@netscape.net
  • fidelityin@netscape.net

Fraud email example:

From: "bright Malo" <bmalo007@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 12:25:54 +0000
Subject: Congratulation,You Won Queens lotto.nl

QUEENS-TRUST LOTTERIJ NETHERLANDS
Lotto International Program
Amsterdam,The Netherlands
htt://www.lotto.nl

Ref Nr. 1376527721, Batch Nr. 2151085125
Lucky Nr. 1-9-11-36-41-8

ATTN: Sir/Madam

We are pleased to inform you of the result of QUEENS-TRUST LOTTERIJ
NETHERLANDS, International programs held on the 30/09/2005. Your e-mail
address attached to ticket number 653164251591-6011 with serial number
7321410,batch number 2151085125, lottery Ref. number 1376527721 and drew
lucky numbers 1-9-11-36-41-8 which consequently won in the 1st category, you
have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$1.5 Million ( One
Million Five Hundred Thousand United States dollars Only).

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.

Note, all participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from over
40,000 company and 20,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all
over the world. This promotional program takes place once in every year,
promoted and sponsored by Association of software producers. We hope with
part of your winning, you will take part in our next year US$20 million
international lottery.

Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 30TH OCT., 2005. After
this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake. Please
note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember
to quote your reference number and batch numbers above in all correspondence
to our processing remittance Department.

FIDELITY INVESTMENT BV
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
TEL: +31-619-054-151,FAX:+31-84-755-6915
email:fidelityin@netscape.net

Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform the remittance
officer as soon as possible.

Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being
part of our promotional program.

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs.Rosemary Ruud.
Promotion Manager


PLEASE CONTACT THE REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT ON EMAIL;fidelityin@netscape.net
WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:-

BENEFICIARY
NAME...................................................................................................

YOUR
ADDRESS........................................................................................................

TELEPHONE AND FAX
NR...........................................................................................

DATE OF
BIRTH.......................................................................................................

OCCUPATION:........................................................................................................

AMOUNT
WON........................................................................................................

REFERENCE
NR........................................................................................................

BATCH
NR................................................................................................................

LUCKY
NR.................................................................................................................

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