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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "international court of justice"
• 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!

Fraud email example:

From: <info@infocontactweb.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 05:58:26 -0500
Subject: Print and fill the attached appraisal claim application form
accordingly to process your won prize


Attn:Vijay Saptarshi,

Re: IRREVOCABLE REMITTANCE OF FUND WITH CONTRACT VALUE
$1,110,000:00 US DOLLARS: {PSTBNL/4249859609/WP1}

This is to acknowledgment the receipt of your email, and
to confirm the validity of the winning notification. Be
informed that you have been approved to receive the sum of
US$1,110,000.00 (One Million One Hundred And Ten Thousand
United State Dollars), as the new winner of the Bank Giro
Lottery.

We the entire member of Guarantee Trust & Securities wish
to congratulate you for being one of the lucky winner of
this year category. This is an independent promotion and
is unconnected to any publication. No purchase necessary.
Be informed that this lottery promotion was conducted
through the Internet worldwide random selection, the
participants and winners where picked randomly through a
computer ballot system and you have been picked as one of
the lucky winners. You are advised to treat this with all
seriousness

We will like to outline procedures for claiming your
winning and it requires the following,

1, You are to provide us as soon as possible a valid proof
of identification proving you have attained the eligible
age of 18years and above.

2, Upon certification that you are eligible your claim
form will be processed and the form should be properly
filled by you because it will be screened of discrepancy.

3,A file will be opened for you by the legal department
upon certification that the information provided in your
duly filled form are true and correct.

4,We deem it is absolutely necessary to let you know that
, as a Non-Resident of the Netherlands, it is mandatory
that your winning is Notarized/Legalize and the release of
your documented file from the International Court Of
Justice(ICJ) and issuance of your winning Certificate
from the Netherlands Gaming Control Lottery Board, with
the virtue of an attorney from our legal department which
will be assigned to represent you for the
Notarization/Legalization, obtaining your winning
Certificate and also to represent you in the final
endorsement release order.

5, You funds is in an escrow and indemnified with Hanover
Cover Insurance Bond policy, pending the completion of
your claim process and after completing the process of
Notarization/Legalization your Notarize/Legalized
documents and winning certificate that will enable the
paying bank effect the swift payment of your winning prize
into a nominated bank account of yours.

6, You are to fill out the attached (Appraisal Claim Form)
to enable us commerce the processing of your (Funds) and
the completed form should be returned via fax or by email
attachment to this office for processing of the legal
documents.

7, On receipt of your response to this mail and the
attachment claim form filled and sent, immediately your
winning documents will be processed for a swift payment of
your (Fund) to your desired bank account or will be paid
by Certified cheque.

The paying bank will contact you for the payment of your
fund after the process of Notorization/Legalization of
your winning documents, obtaining of Winning Certificate
and endorsement of your winning documents in the
International Court Of Justice completed by the attorney
assigned to represent you.

8, Once again as a Non-Resident of the Netherlands whom
has won a lottery prize it is mandatory as specified by
the Netherlands Gaming Control Lottery Board that all
non-resident of the Netherlands are required to a
Notarized/Legalized documents from the International Court
of Justice here in the Netherlands, and you will be
required to pay a compulsory and mandatory fee for all the
above mentioned documents.
An Attorney will be assigned to represent you in the
procedures and to endorse the Release Order Certificate
/Winning Certificate at the International Court Of Justice
with the virtue of his legal position.

9,With these documents processed your fund will be
paid/transferred to you as advised.

Congratulations in advance

Sincerely Yours

Mr Mark Edward.

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