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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "accredited attorney" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • +31641653873 (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.
  • nationallotterynl@avasmail.com.mv (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "nalottery" <nalottery@terra.com.mx>
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 03:02:06 -0600
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!


The National Lottery
Amstelveen 51a
Post Code: 1104 KD
Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Ref: NL/9420X2/70Batch: 074/05/ZY345

FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We are pleased to notify you the draw (#1078) of the
Info Mega Dutch National Lottery, (International
Online Sweepstakes Lottery Program) held on Saturday
6th May, 2006. Participants were selected through a
computer ballot system drawn from a pool of over
25,000 names of distinguished professionals drawn from
Europe, America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand,
Middle-East, parts of Africa, and North & South
America as part of our international promotions
programme conducted twice in a year to encourage
prospective overseas entries. The internet emailing
diea was used, since most people do are not able to
purchase tickets and play outside the Netherlands. We
hope with part of your prize awards, you will take
part in our subsequent lottery jackpots.
The result of our computer draw (#1078) selected your
name and email address attached to e-ticket number:
56475612545 187 with Serial number 5368/03 drew the
lucky numbers: 05-06-07-18-28-40(Bonus Ball 12) which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum
of Eur.250,000 (Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euro)in
cash or cheque deliverable to you. This is from a
total of Eur.5,000,000 (Five Million Euro) shared
amongst 20 lucky winners in this category.
Your prize award has been insured in your email and is
ready for claims. To begin your claims, you are
advised to expeditiously contact our licensed and
accredited attorney and claim agent for all Overseas
Lottery Winners for the processing of your winning and
remittance to your designated bank account after all
statutory obligations have been satisfactorily
dispensed with.

This promotion takes place bi-annually. Please note
that your lucky winning number falls within our
European booklet representative office in Europe as
indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your
prize of Eur. 250,000 (Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand
Euro)will be released to you by our fiduciary agent in
the Netherlands. Please be informed that claims not
processed within the stipulated period may be
forfeited to the pool without further notice.
Our payment unit will immediately commence the process
to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you
contact him. You may wish to establish contact via
e-mail or telephone call with the particulars
presented below sending the batch and reference
numbers to these information below for quick
verifications and release of funds between the hours
of 9.00am - 6.30pm on Monday through Saturday:

Overseas Claims/Netherlands
Contact Person:
Email: nationallotterynl@avasmail.com.mv
Phone 0031-641-653-873

Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of
confidentiality, and press anonymity until the end of
proceedings, and beyond where they so desire. Be
further advised to maintain the strictest level of
confidentiality until the end of proceedings to
circumvent problems associated with fraudulent claims.
This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid
double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.
Any lottery double claim dedected by our monitoring
committee will lead to the Dutch national lottery
cacelling the winnings. making a loss for both the
real winner, and the fake (intended) claimer.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
I remain.
Very Truly Yours,
Sir Candid Walker.
Lottery Co-ordinator.
© 2006 NL National Lottery. All rights reserved.

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