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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 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.
  • +31614584562 (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.
  • brownvandermark@aol.com

Fraud email example:

From: s.shaw@mchsi.com (STAATS LOTTONL)
Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 08:11:36 +0000
Subject: ALL WINNINGS MUCH BE NOTARIZED.

ALL WINNINGS MUCH BE NOTARIZED.

REF: SF/A028985296/EF,
BATCH: MLZ/91663/AHK.
No 21 DANNIN-STRAAT
1309HA AMSTERDAM/NETHERLANDS

RE: WINNING NOTIFICATION/FINAL AWARD:
ATTN; WINNER,

We are pleased to inform you of the release, of the long awaited results of
the STAATS LOTERIJ.NL/INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAMES.NL held on 22th of
JUNE 2007 your email address attached to the ticket number: TK/469\365\9NL
that drew the lucky winning number, which consequently won the lottery in the
second category in four parts.

You have been approved for a payment of 900,000.00Euros (NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND
EUROS.) in cash credited to file reference number: WQ/4249859609/GY4.This is
from a total cash prize of NINE MILLION EUROS Shared among the ten
international winners in second categories.

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 programmer.

Due to mix up of some names and addresses, we ask that you keep this award
personal, till your claims have 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. BROWN VAN DER MARRK.
Foreign Transfer Manager STAATS LOTERIJ.NL,
FAX + 31-847-273-491
FAX + 31-847-580-642
TEL + 31-614-584-562
Email: brownvandermark@aol.com

NOTE: All winnings must be notarized to complete the claim process; winners
will be referred to a Foreign Transfer Manager, to have their winnings
notarized. Winners are to cover the legal charges not STAATS LOTERIJ.NL,

Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please
remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all
correspondence they are your agent, and responsible for the processing and
transfer of your winnings fund to you.

YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS YN\B91237-D1-67/WM4 (keep personal) Remember,
your winning must be claimed not later than (06-07-07) after this date, funds
might be returned to the unclaimed. Furthermore, should there be any change in
your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.

Yours truly,
Mrs. Ritta Vandyke.
THE PROMOTION DIRECTOR.
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM (NL)

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to
disqualification. Please do not reply to this mail, Contact your claim agent
MR. BROWN VAN DER MARK At brownvandermark@aol.com

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