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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:
  • "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.
  • +31649208996 (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.
  • claimsdept@mac.com

Fraud email example:

From: "De Boer Lynch" <notification_de@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 12:35:00 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

		FROM: GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED LOTTERY PROMOTERS. WINNING NOTICE FOR CATEGORY \"A\" WINNER

Dear Lucky Winner,

RE: LOTTO INTERNATIONAL NL PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS
WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just
concluded annual Final draws of Lotto International Netherlands
programs.The online cyber lotto draws was conducted from an
exclusive list of 25,000 e-mail addresses of individual and corporate
bodies picked by an Advanced automated random computer search from the
internet. No tickets Was sold. After this automated computer ballot, your
e-mail address Emerged as one of two winners in the category \"A\"
with the following:Ref Number: PC 390 ES 214
Batch Number: 26371545-LNI/2004
Ticket Number: PCP 002 871

You as well as the other winner are therefore to
receive a cash prize of
EUR1, 500,000.00. (ONE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
EURO ONLY) each
From the total payout. Your prize award has been
insured with your
E-mail address and will be transferred to you upon
meeting ourrequirements, Statutory obligations, verifications, validations and
satisfactory report.To begin the claims processing of your prize winnings
you are advised tocontact our licensed and accredited claims agent for
category \"A\" winners with the information below:

Mr. Robort Van Paul,
Remittance Department Director,
Netherlands Lottery International NL Company [Lotto
International
Netherlands],
107 Vanderloop
1902AB ,Amsterdam,
The Netherlands
Telephone Number: + 31-649-208-996
E-mail:claimsdept@mac.com

NOTE: All winnings must be claimed not later than 20
days. After thisDate all unclaimed funds would be included in the next
stake. Remember To quote your reference information in all
correspondence.

You are to keep all lotto information away from the
general publicEspecially your reference and ticket numbers. (This is
important as acase of double claim will not be entertained).Members
of the affiliateAgencies are automatically not allowed to participate
in this program.

Anti-fraud resources:

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