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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • mrsjoanne_willi12@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "edward alicial" <edwardalicial@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 19:34:39 -0700
Subject: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE

OYKEIKKAUS NETHERLANDS
SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY
BURDENSTRAAT 21B,
2053 DS AMSTERDAM,
TEL:+31-475(532)886
(CUSTOMER SERVICE)
HOLLAND.

2005 EMAIL BALLOTING
OYKEIKKAUS HOLLAND NETHERLANDS
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTION MANAGER
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
REF NO: OYL/2551256003/22
BATCH NO: 14/0017/IPD

AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE
OYKEIKKAUS HOLLAND NETHERLANDS Lottery wishes to inform you the results of
the annual E-mail address ballot Lottery Winners International promo program
by the NETHERLANDS held on 28th of october, 2005. Your email address was
attached to ticket number 025-1146-1992-750, with serial
number 2113-22 drew with lucky numbers 13-15-22-37-39-43,and consequently
Won the lottery in the (3rd) category. All participants were selected
through a computer ballot system drawn from Microsoft users from company and
individual email addresses from all over the world.You have therefore been
approved a lump sum pay out of US$ 1,200,000.00 (ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS).in cash credited to file REF
NO:OYL/2551256003/22. 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. For the release of your winning, kindly contact your
claims agent:
================================================================================
THE CLAIMS AGENTS!!
Prize Remittance Dept,
MRS. JOANNE WILLIAMS
(Claims Manager).
EMAIL:mrsjoanne_willi12@yahoo.com
================================================================================
Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of
your funds as soon as you contact her and you are to quote your lucky number
for confirmation on your winning in every correspondences with claims agent.
All winning must be claimed not later than 27th of November, 2005. After
this date all unclaimed funds will be returned to Holland Union Treasury as
unclaimed.Furthermore, should there be any Change of your address; do inform
your claims agent as soon as possible. Congratulations!! again from all our
staffs and thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

Yours faithfully,
Mrs Eward Alicial
Zonal Co-ordinator
(Promotions Manager)

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