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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • belgicolottery@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: belgie lottery <belgicolottery@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: isssecurity@mmail.com
Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 06:31:14 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: BELGISCHE LOTTERY BE/WINNING NOTIFICATION


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: belgicolottery@yahoo.com

CLAIM / PAYMENT DEPARTMENT

Belliardstraat, 25-33, 1040

BRUSSELS - THE BELGIUM

Tel: & Fax: +32-27064749

www.belgischelotto.be


OUR REF: 05/BRUTEL003248/EU


YOUR REF: EU/EMAIL505/EU05.


FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR


INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.


REF Nº: EGS/255156565/05


BATCH Nº: 14/4417/GPD

RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE.


We are pleased to inform you of the result of the BELGISHE LOTTERY BE SWEEPSTAKE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAM which was held on the 2nd may, 2006 due to mix up of names were finally released on the 20th OF may, 2006


Your name attached to a ticket number 025-14649-50 with serial number 2113-05 which consequently won the lottery in the 1st category


You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of €615,810 (SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED AND TEN EURO) in cash credited to the file reference number: EGS/255156565/05.This is from a total cash price of €10,468,770.00 (TEN MILLION, FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY EIGHT THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY EURO ONLY) shared among the seventeen international winners in this category. CONGRATULATION!!

Your fund is now deposited in an offshore bank insured to your name. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we advice that you keep this award from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your nominated bank account as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by general public.


All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and North America as part of our international promotions program that we conduct twice every year. We hope that with part of your prize, you will part-take in our next high stake promotions agenda of €1,300,000,000.00 international lottery.

To begin your claim please contact your claims agent JUAN CARLOS foreign services manager payment and release order department, ISS SECURITY COMPANY S.A. E-mail: isssecurity@mmail.com TEL: +32-3325-8771, for processing and remittance of your prize funds into your designated bank account.


Note that all prize funds must be claimed not later than 20th june, 2006. After this date all funds will be returned to the MIN VAN FINANCIEN & BINNENLANDSEZAKEN as unclaimed. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please endeavours to quote your reference and batch numbers in every correspondence with your agent or us. Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, do inform your claim agent as soon as possible.


Congratulation once again from all members of our staff, and thank you for being part of our promotions progr


JEAN PIERRE


(VICE PRESIDENT) Dr. P. Swier, Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign Operations), Mr. Franklyn Van Der Weijden (Manager Domestic Banking

Copyright © 2002 Belgische Lottery.








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