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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.
  • +447031909501 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448704784369 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "SXddeutsche Klassen Lotterie klassen" <sklpromonotice1@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 04:48:12 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS! YOU ARE A WINNER IN THIS YEAR'S LOTTERY. 1 MILLION EUROS

Süddeutsche Klassen Lotterie
SKL-Meierebert, Textorstrasse,6059
Frankfurt am Main, Fon
Germany.
Ref: EAASL/941OYI/02/STXN
Batch: 12/25/0034


Congratulations!!!
Dear Lucky Winner,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the SÜDDEUTSCHE KLASSEN
LOTTERIE PROGRAM. Your Email address attached to ticket number
025-11464992-750 with serial number 2113-05 drew the lucky numbers
4-18-24-30-31-35 which consequently won the lottery in the 1st category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of €1,000,000.00 (One
Million EUROS) in cash credited to file EAASL/941OYI/02/STXN. This is from a
total cash prize of €50 Million Euros shared amongst the first fifty (50)
lucky winners in this category. All participants were selected through a
computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names and email addresses from all
continent of the world as part of our international promotions program which
we conduct twice every year.

This year Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for SÜDDEUTSCHE
KLASSEN LOTTERIE. The estimated €50 million jackpot would be the
sixth-biggest in Europe history. The biggest was the €363 million jackpot
that went to two winners in a Febuary 2000 drawing of The Big Game Mega
Millions' predecessor.

Your fund is now deposited in an offshore bank insured in your name. Due to
the mix up of some numbers and names, we advice that you keep this award
from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money
remitted to your nominated bank account as this is part of our security
protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this
program by the general public.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet
representative office in Europe as indicated. In view of this, your
€1,000,000.00 (One Million Euros) would be released to you by our affiliate
bank in Europe. Our agent will immediately commence the process to
facilitate the release of your funds to you as soon as you make contact with
him.

To begin your claim please contact your claims agent:

Mr.Walters Richardson
Foreign Services Manager,Payment and Release Order Dept.
De La Rue Sistemas Informáticos GmbH & Co.
Phone: +44-703-190-9501
Fax: +44-870-478-4369
Email: walterichardson01@uk2.net
Your claims agent will assist you in the processing and remittance of your
prize funds into your designated bank account.

Note that all prize funds must be claimed not later than One month. After
this date all funds will be returned to the LOTTERY TREASURY as unclaimed.
In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please endeavor to
quote your Reference (EAASL/941OYI/02/STXN) and Batch numbers (12/25/0034)
in every correspondence with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any
change in your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations once again from all members of our staff and thanks for
being part of our promotions program.

Yours faithfully,
Mrs.Violletta Kclose.
Promotions Manager.
SÜDDEUTSCHE KLASSEN LOTTERIE


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