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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.
  • +31610171453 (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.
  • richdesmond@zwallet.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Linda Bode" <sklotto11@msn.com>
Reply-To: richdesmond@zwallet.com
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 10:40:36 +0000
Subject: EMAIL NEWS/ CONTACT CLAIMS AGENT ASAP

FROM: MRS.LINDA BODE

THE LOTTERY CO-ORDINATOR,

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.

RE / AWARD NOTIFICATION

BACTH NO: LHTE/EU/1599/66788

REF. No: LHTE/EU/1570/60654/002

WINNING NOTIFICATION / PROCESSING ADVICE

This is to inform you of the release of the E-MAIL LOTTERY BALLOT
INTERNATIONAL/ WORLD GAMING BOARD held on the 1st of OCTOBER, 2005. Due to
the mix up of number, the results were released on the 5th of OCTOBER 2005.

Your email address attached to Ticket No:4586394333 with Serial No
2114654777 drew the lucky numbers of 04-01-55-40-89 which subsequently won
the lottery in the 1st category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of1.000,000.00
EUROS(ONE MILLION EUROS ONLY) in credit to a file reference number
KHLM8774352087 This is from total prize money of 5.000,000.00(FIVE MILLION
EUROS) shared among the international winners in our 1st -5th categories.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn form
25,000 company email addresses and 3,000,000 individual email addresses from
all search engines and website all over the world as part of International
Promotions Program,conducted every TWO years ,and this is promoted and
sponsored by eminent personalities.

CONGRATULATIONS! Your funds is now in custody of a financial/Security
company insured in your FILE REFERENCE and covered with HIGH INSURANCE
POLICY

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning
information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money
Remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.To
process your claim, please contact your file/claim officer:

MR RICHARD DESMOND,
DAYZERS LOTTERY

Tel, +31-610-171-453
Fax, +31-847-542-053.
email to:richdesmond@zwallet.com

Make sure that you quote your winning references in all your correspondence
with them.

Please be informed that NON RESIDENCE of NETHERLANDS will be required to
procure an Affidavits of Lotto Claim/Court clearance certificate from the
Court in NETHERLANDS prior to European Gaming Board as required by the
paying Authority.

Please be aware that your Paying Authority will Effect Payment Swiftly upon
satisfactory Report, For due processing and remittance of your winning prize
to designated account of your choice, please treat as urgent.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delay and complications, please remember
to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your
correspondences with your agent and all reply must be via email as to ensure
the legibility.

Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your
claims agent as soon as possible.

Note that all winning must be claimed not later than 30th of OCTOBER, 2005.

After this date all unclaimed, funds will be included in the next stake.

Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being
part of our promotional program.

Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

Yours Sincerely,
LINDA BODE
Lottery Coordinator

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