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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")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "overseas claims unit" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million united states dollars" (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)
• 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.
  • +31651954889 (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.
  • whuffmm@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: lotomu job <natppppp@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2007 19:25:56 +0000
Subject: LOTTO WINNING NOTIFICATION

























































The National Lottery,Laan Van Hoorhwijck 55,1104kg Amsterdam,The-Netherland.
WINNING NOTIFICATION:

REF. #: BL/4/01NL.BATCH #: 31/16/ID/NL1BX.SERIAL #: 14/99/10.
S.C.F.N. #: 1-1-6/NL.

Dear Winner,We happily announce to you the Draw (#10/24) of The- NETHERLAND NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on 1th of February, 2007
Your e-mail address attached to TICKET NUMBER: 22090651 with SERIAL NUMBER: 53/68/02 drew the Lucky Numbers:



















Which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1ST category i.e match 3 plus bonus.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$1,000,000.00 USD ( One Million United States Dollars) in cash credited to FILE NO:XX /19909/07 .
This is from a total cash prize of US$10 million United States Dollars shared amongst the (20) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 1 plus bonus.
All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 Unions,Associations,and Corporate Bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place one time in a year .
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 US$1,000,000.00 ( One Million United States Dollars) released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.
Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program, please be warned!
To file for your claim, please contact our claims agent:

Overseas Claims UnitThe-Netherland Lottery Fiduciary agentAdvocate Walter Mark of (HUFFMAN LAW FIRM)
Tel: +31-6519-548 89,
Fax:+31-847-37-9715.
E-mail: whuffmm@aim.com

Our European agent 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 with the particulars presented above citing the batch and reference numbers to this letter.
Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so desire.
You are 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.Goodluck from me and members of staff of The-Netherlands NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,

Mrs. Moore Green.Online co-ordinator for The-Netherland NATIONALLOTTERY,



















































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