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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 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.
  • infoclaim99nl@netscape.net
  • infoclaim99nl@netscape.net

Fraud email example:

From: "infoclaim98@go.com" <infoclaim98@go.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 12:49:45 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: congratulations you have won


FROM: THE PROMOTIONS DIRECTORINTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS DEPT.REF: IPL / 096688769/ WP1 BATCH: NA/ 678753-PCQ04 infoclaim99nl@netscape.net
ATTENTIONRE AWARD FINAL NOTIFCATION: we are pleased to inform you of the release of thelong await result of the {STAAT LOTERIJ INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS PROGRAMES) held on2ND JULIY. you were entered as dependent clientswith reference number. IPL/096688769/WP1, and batchnumber NA /678753-PCQ04. your name attached to theticket number: 7843 drew a lucky winning number whichconsequently won the sweep take in the secondcategory, in four parts.you have been approved for a payment of ( 500,000 , 00 )ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS) in cashcredited to file reference numberIPL/096688769/WP1.This is from a total cash prize of 90,056.820 ( NINETY MILLION AND FIFTY SIX THOUSAND,EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY EUROS ) shared among theinternational winners in all categories,congratulations . ALL participants were selected through a computerballot system drawnfrom 91,000 ( NINETY ONETHOUSAND) names around the world as part to our firstinternational promotions program’s, which wasconducted in the Easter month of the calendar. Due to mixed up of some name and addresses we ask thatyou keep this award personal until your claims hasbeen processed and your funds remitted to you. This ispart of our security measures to avoid double claimingor unwarranted taking advantage of the situation byother participants or impersonators. To claim your winning price, please contact ( MR JIM BAKER ) ( chief payment officer) ASSISTANCIA 2003 SECURITY S. A, a group ofOVERSEAASSECURITY BVORG at TEL +31)0622-725-556E"EMAIL infoclaim99nl@netscape.net They are your agents and were responsible for theprocessing and transfer of your winnings to you. YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS W-3772-554-H46/B4 ( KEEPPERSONAL) Remember all prize money must be claimed notlater than ( 30-10-05 After this date, funds MIGHT bereturned to the ministerio De Economia Y Hacienda asunclaimed furthermore, should there be any change inyour address, do inform your claims agent as soon aspossible. once again, congratulations. BEST REGARDS WENDY WITKAMP

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