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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.
  • +31617620992 (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.
  • csfsgroup@netscape.net

Fraud email example:

From: "delottopromos@go.com" <delottopromos@go.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 11:22:27 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: END OF YEAR WINNINGS!!!


DE LOTTO INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM.VAN EEWGHENSTRAAT 71 1071 GK, THE - NETHERLANDS. FROM: THE PROMOTION DIRECTORINTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS DEPT. REF: NBDJH087/HJSDS098/7633/98BATCH: 4566FG/GYFGH54/SAS5465Attention: DE LOTTO INTERNATIONAL WINNING NOTIFICATION We are pleased to inform you of the release, of the long awaited results of the DE LOTTO INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM held on the 17th October 2005.You were entered as dependent clients with: Reference Number: 7334NFJF/UDDFMF/NDDD Batch number: DFFF346/56TR/765GHG. Your email address attached to the ticket number 445555377 that drew the lucky winning number, which consequently won the sweep take in the category (B), in four parts. You have been approved for a payment of eight hundred thousand euros (€800,000.00) in cash is credited to file reference number: 43QFFSS/GDFD7565/66HGMH.This is from a total cash/prize of eight million euros (€8.000, 000.00) shared among the ten international winners in category (B) Congratulations!!! This is part of our security measures to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of the situation by other participants or impersonators. EDWIND BREFORDCSFSGROUPTEL: +31-204 0789 498.TEL: +31-617-620-992.FAX +31-847-45-6667.Email: csfsgroup@netscape.net Include:1. Full Names: 2. Date of birth: 3. Sex: 4. Martial status: 5. Nationality: 6. Contact Address: 7. Telephone Number: 8. Next of kin: The Attorney will on your behalf expedite the processment, Notarization/Legalization of your Winning and transfer of your winning funds. Your security file number is 345DF/E5A*X903 (keep personal) Remember, your winning must be claimed not later than (20-11-05) after which it will be declared unclaimed and will be add to next stake of 17,000.000 euro international lottery program. And should there be any change in your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible. Note: Non-resident winners will require a notarization / legalization of his or her winning in the Area Court of Justice (ACJ) this is going to expedite the processment,Notarization/Legalization of your Winning and remittance of your prize funds. Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program. Anybody under the age of eighteen (18) is automatically disqualified.Yours Sincerely, Mrs.Colen Van Ken.Co-ordinator International.

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