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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.
  • russ_longeen@mail2world.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Ruth Maryland" <mail11@postlinkmail.net>
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 17:10:27 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION!


FROM: GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED LOTTERY
PROMOTERS. WINNING NOTICE FOR CATEGORY \"A\" WINNER
*************************************************************************************************************************
RE: BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING
NOTIFICATION:
Dear Lucky Winner,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just
concluded annualfinal draws of De Lotto Netherlands
International Lottery programs.

The online cyber lotto draws was conducted from an
exclusive list of 25,000 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 two winners in the category
\"A\" with the following:

Ref Number: PC 390 ES 214
Batch Number: 26371545-LNI/2005
Ticket Number: PCP 002 871

You as well as the other winner are therefore to
receive a cash prize of Euro 550,000.00. (FIVE HUNDRED
AND FIFTY THOUSAND EURO ONLY) each from the total
payout.
Your prize award has been insured with your e-mail
address and will be transferred to you upon meeting
our requirements, statutory obligations,
verifications, validations and satisfactory report. To
begin the claims processing of your prize winnings you
are advised to contact our licensed and accredited
claims agent for category \"A\" winners with the
information below:

Mr. Russ Longreen,
Remittance Department Director,
Netherlands Development Finance Company
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Tel:+31 (630) 852 889
E-mail: russ_longeen@mail2world.com
www.lotto.nl

NOTE: All winnings must be claimed not later than 20
days. After this date all unclaimed funds would be
included in the next stake. Remember to quote your
reference information in all correspondence.You are to
keep all lotto information away from the general
public especially your reference and ticket numbers.
(This is important as a case of double claims will not
be entertained).

Members of the affiliate agencies are automatically
not allowed to participate in this program.
Thank you and congratulations!!!
Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Ruth Maryland
Games/Lottery Coordinator.
De Lotto Netherlands International
www.lotto.nl

This email may contain information which is
confidential and/or privileged.The information is
intended solely for the use of the individual or
entity named above. If you are not the intended
recipient, be aware that any disclosure,
copying,distribution or use of the contents is
prohibited. If
you have received this electronic transmission in
error, please notify the sender by telephone or return
email and delete the material from your computer.

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