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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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")
• 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.
  • +31617370942 (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.
  • destinylottery@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Brenda Smith" <coordinator_destiny@walla.com>
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2006 07:17:09 +1000
Subject: Winning Notification !!

CONTACT ARNOLD BROWN
DESTINY LOTERIJ INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTION & PRIZE AWARD DEPT,
AMSTERDAM,THE NETHERLANDS.
OUR REF: DLINT/3306/2106/06

RESULTS OF CATEGORY "A" DRAWS
Dear Winner,

Following official publication of results of the email electronic online
Sweepstakes organized by the Destiny loterij corporation, the Slidecircuir
award and the Heineken prizes in conjunction with the foundation for the
promotion of software products, (F.P.S.), held in The Netherlands,
Wherein your electrononic email address emerged as one of the online
winning emails in the 1st category and therefore attracted a cash award of
850.000.00 Euros (Eight hundred and fifty thousand euros only).

We write to officially notify you of this award and to advise you to
contact the processing office immediately upon receipt of this message for
more information concerning the verification, processing and eventual
payment of the above prize to you.

It is important to note that your award information was released with the
following particulars attached to it.
(I) REFERENCE NUMBER: DLINT/978/384/06
(ii) Batch Numbers: BN28/A62-11
(iii) Serial numbers: 77-53-10-85
(iv) Lucky numbers: 62-41-70-34

Please contact the claim agents to facilitate the release of your prize;
you are required to include the above particulars of your award in every
correspondence addressed to the processing agents.
Mr. Arnold Brown (Paying/Foreign Department Manager)
Email: destinylottery@netscape.net
Tel: 31-617-370-942 /Fax: 31-847-301-193

You are expected to provide the following details below to your claims
agent:
1) BATCH AND REFFERENCE NUMBERS
2) FULL NAMES
3) OCCUPATION
4) AGE
5) PHONES AND FAX NUMBERS
6) EMAIL ADDRESS
7) MAILING ADDRESS

This internet draw is held periodically and is so organized to encourage
the use of the internet and promote computer literacy worldwide.
We are proud to say that over 20 Million Euro is won annually in more than
150 countries worldwide. Remember, all winning must be claimed not later
than 20 days.

Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
remember to quote your reference number and batch number in all
correspondence.

Once again on behalf of all our staffs,

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Brenda Smith (Promotions Coordinator).

Please do not reply to this email address. Contact your claims agent
immediately.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam