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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")
  • "into your nominated bank account" (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 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.
  • +31649238846 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Delotto Netherlands International" <delottonetherlands1@msn.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 22:34:28 +0000
Subject: LOTTERY PRIZE AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION

INTERNATIONAL PRIZE AWARD DEPT
Reference Number: AEAE/179812/1724
Batch Number: IOA /11-0124
Ticket Number 010-231-317/AEEK
Serial Number 13032408
Lucky Numbers 5-12-08-24-32-65-156


RE: LOTTERY PRIZE AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners of the
international programs held on the January 14, 2006 Your E-mail address
attached to Ticket number 010-231-317/AEEK with serial number 13032408 drew
the lucky numbers 5-12-08-24-32-65-156, which consequently won in the 1st
category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of €
1,000,000.00 (One Million Euro Only) in cash.
This is from a total cash prize of € 14,000.000.00 Euro (Seven million,
Five Hundred Thousand Euro) shared among the Twenty international lucky
winners in the 1st category.

This promotional program is held by Deloto Netherlands and they are one of
the biggest lottery organizations in Europe and their aims are to advertise
to the world its existence. All participants were selected through a
computer ballot system drawn from over 500,000,000 email addresses from all
over the world both individual and companies email address, as part of our
international promotions program, which we intend to conduct several times a
year.

Be informed that your documents have to pass through our authority to obtain
a clearance, which shall be attached to your document in readiness of the
subsequent onward transfer into your nominated bank account with 72 hours of
completion of the authentication.

Due to the possibility of unscrupulous individuals filing a double claim, we
suggest that you keep this award strictly confidential until your claim has
been processed and notarized and your winning certificate obtained. This is
in conformity with the lottery claim regulations by our organization & the
Netherlands Gaming Control Board.

As part of our security protocol measures to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants/non participants. All
winnings prize must be claimed not later than January 31, 2006. After this
date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake. Anybody under
the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

To file for your claim, please contact our /your accredited processing agent
Mr. Jansen Pieterson
Tel: 31-64-923-8846
Fax: 31-84-744-4605

NOTE: All winnings must be notarized and a winning certificate must be
obtained from the Netherlands Gaming Control Board to complete the claims
process, this certificate can only be obtained through legal representation
so winners will be referred to an attorney to assist in this process.
Winners are to bear the legal charges for the notarization of the claims
form and the acquisition of the winning certificate not Delotto.

In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please do forward
your full names, telephone/fax numbers to our/your accredited processing
agent. You are to act fast in the claiming of your funds, for delays will
compel us to disperse your funds, in other words, we shall divert your funds
as stated above. Kindly remember to quote your reference number and batch
numbers in all your correspondence with our/your accredited processing agent
furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our/your
accredited processing agent as soon as possible.

Finally, we call on you to make sure that you note every letter clearly as
stated for we will not be held responsible should there be any complications
in this transaction due to laxity on your part.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being
part of our promotional program.

Yours Faithfully,
Dr.Louis Van Paul
Lottery Coordinator.
Delotto Netherlands

NOTE: ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTILITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO
DISQUALIFICATIO. PLEASE REPLYTO THIS EMAIL. CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT. (TERMS
AND CONDITIONS APPLY) BE INFORMED THAT YOU MUST REPLY ALL YOUR CORRESPONDECE
ON THE WINNING E-MAIL ADDRESS; NO OTHER E-MAIL ADDRESS WILL BE ENTERTAINED.

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