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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:

• This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "info_kasclaimsdept@aol.nl" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
  • "nl_staats@aol.nl" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
• 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.
  • +31624747752 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR.WILLY ROOD"<nl_staats@aol.nl> (may be fake) Reply-To: <info_kasclaimsdept@aol.nl> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 12:33:32 +0100 Subject: KINDLY CALL TO CONFIRM CONFIRM REF NO:UT771008-09/SERIAL NO:8LE02208. Nationale E-Ticket Confirmation. THE NEDERLANDS LOTTO. Postbus 3334,5902RH. Venlo-Nederland. https://www.lotto.nl This is to inform you that your Email Address attached to e-ticket-Number UT771008-09 has won the prize Sum of €750,000.00 (Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euros) in our Nationale Postcode Loterij Program held on the 2nd November 2009. Please contact the claim agent through informations below: ************************************ MR.WALCOTT GENT. TEL:+31-6247-47752. FAX:+31-8472-68926. Email:info_kasclaimsdept@aol.nl ************************************ Please note that all winning must be claim not later than 13th November 2009,We expect you to provide the information: Full Names,Residential Address,Occupation,Sex,Phone/Fax Numbers,Country of Resident,Nationality,Reference Number/ Serial Number,Amount,Email Address. Congratulations. Sincerely Yours, DR.WILLY ROOD.(Director Sweepstakes Coordinator). Email:nl_staats@aol.nl

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