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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:
  • "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.
  • +31644738828 (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.
  • clientaffair@walla.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "stad lott" <stad.lott@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 1 May 2007 15:06:55 +0200
Subject: YOUR LOTTERY WINNING CONFIRMATION


YOUR LOTTERY WINNING CONFIRMATION
STAATSLOTERIJ.NL
C/CORDOBA #. EGGER-STRAAT
AMSTERDAM,
NETHERLANDS.

FROM: THE PROMOTION DIRECTOR
RESULTS FOR THE SECOND CATEGORY DREW
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS DEPT.
REF: YPL/4249859555/WX1
BATCH: NL/912551/KL

YOUR LOTTERY WINNING CONFIRMATION.

Dear Lottery Prize Beneficiary.

We are glad to inform you that your E-mail address appears as the confirmed
Winner of the [STAATS LOTERIJ INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION] email lottery program
held on
Friday the 27th of April 2007 at Amsterdam the Netherlands. Your e-mail
address attached to Reference number 216-365-787 lucky numbers
32-15-54-35-47, which consequently won in the 2nd category,You have been
approved for a payment of 1,000,000.00Euro (ONE
MILLION EURO) in cash credited to file reference number:HPL/4247159AZL/.

This is from a total cash prize of FOUR MILLION EUROS Shared among the four
international winners that won the E.MAIL LOTERIJ WINNING PRIZE .

Congratulations!!!

All participants were selected through a Multi international computer ballot
system drawn from 98,000 (Ninety eight thousand) names of email users around
the world, as part of our international promotion programme.

Due to mixed up of some names and addresses, we ask that you keep this award
personal, till your claims has been processed and your funds remitted to
you.

This is part of our security measures to avoid double claiming or
unwarranted taking advantage of the situation by other participants or
impersonators.

To begin your claim, do file for the release of your winning by contacting
our accredited agent:

MR. PIETER VAANS.
Foreign Transfer Manager.
STAATSLOTERIJ.NL,
TELEPHONE:0031-644-738-828.
FAX:+31-847-132-368.
EMAIL: clientaffair@walla.com.

NOTE: All winnings must be notarized to complete the claim process;

Note that if you are not a resident winner of the Netherland you will be
required to pay for the Insurance and the legalization/notarization of your
winning documents.

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

1)YOUR FULL NAME:
2)REFERENCE NUMBER:GTR225543LJ
3)BATCH NUMBER: GLV/4462/AK
4)TELPHONE NUMBER AND FAX NUMBER:

They are your agent, and responsible for the processing and transfer of your
winnings fund to you.

YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS W-91237-H1-67/B4 (keep personal) Remember, your
winning must be claimed not later than (10-05-07) After this date,funds
might be returned as unclaimed.

Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, do inform your
claims agent as soon as possible.
AQ
Yours truly,
Mrs. Liliana Remoud.
THE PROMOTION DIRECTOR.
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM (NL)

Anti-fraud resources:

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