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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "foreign service manager" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • lotteryclaimagent005@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "afred kevin" <oyl_worldlotto@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2006 03:50:47 +0000
Subject: AWARD WINING NOTIFICATION FINE NOTICE (CONGRATULATIONS)........

OYL KEIKKAUS NETHERLANDS LOTTERY, n.I
BURDENSTRAAT 21B,
2053 DS AMSTERDAM,
THE NETHERLANDS.


FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: OYL /2551256003/22
BATCH: 14/0017/IPD

ATTENTION:WINNER

AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE We are pleased to inform you of the
announcementtoday, 7th of January 2005 winners of the OY
KEIKKAUSNETHERLAND LOTTERY/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on 28th April
2005.

Your company, attached to ticket number 025-1146-1992-750, with serial
number 2113-22 drew the lucky numbers 13-15-22-37-39-43, and
consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category. You have therefore been
approved for a lump sum pay out of US$800,000.00 in cash credited to
fileREFNO.OYL/2551256003/22.

This is from total prize of US$25.500,000.00 shared among the seventeen
international winners in this category.All participants were selected
through a computer ballot system drawn form 15 million names from
Australia,New Zealand, America, Europe and North America and Africa as
part of International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with a company insured in your name. Due to
the mix up of some numbers and names,we ask that you keep this award
strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your
money remitted to your account.This is part of our security protocol to
avoid double claiming orunscrupulous acts by participants of this program.

We hope with a part of you prize, you will participate in our end of
year high stakes US$1.3 billion InternationalLottery.

TO BEGIN YOUR CLAIM, CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT; [MR SAMSON JOSEPH]
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER, NETHERLANDS,AMSTERDAM,N.L

CONTACT E:mail:lotteryclaimagent005@yahoo.com

For due processing and remittance of your prize to you.Remember, all
prize money must be claimed not later than 7 days.After this date,all funds
will be returned as unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your
correspondences with your agent,with your full information.

Reference number:/2551256003/2
Batch number: 14/0017/IPD
Lucky numbers :13-15-22-37-39-43

Full name:..........................
Age:...............................
Sex:.................................
Residential address:.........
Nationality:.........................
Occupation:..........................
Postheld:............................
Tel(s):..............................
Fax:.................................
Furthermore, should there be any change of your address,do informyour
claims agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you
for being part our promotions program.

Sincerely,
Mr.AFRED KEVIN.

THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
OY KEIKKAUS NETHERLANDS SWEEPSTAKES LOTTERY, n.l.

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
winners will result to disqualification.

SORRY FOR THE LATE INFORMATION THANKS.

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