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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:

• 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.
  • +31643178404 (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.
  • charteredbank01@netscape.net

Fraud email example:

From: "LOTTO.NL" <infol2004qc@walla.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 13:22:50 +0100
Subject: LOTTO.NL

LOTTO.NL,
2391 Beds 152 Koningin Julianaplein <FONT face="MS Sans Serif">2</FONT>1,
Den Haag, the Netherlands.
(Lotto affiliate with Subscriber Agents).
From: Susan Console
(Lottery Coordinator)
Website: www.lotto.nl

Sir/Madam,

CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU ARE ONE OF OUR WINNINERS

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lotto NL Winners International programs held on the 25th, Jan, 2006. Your e-mail address
attached to ticket #: 00903228100 with prize # 778009/UK drew €1,000,000.00 which was fi<FONT face="MS Sans Serif">rs</FONT>t in the 2ndclass of the draws. You are to receive
€1,000,000.00 (One Million Euros). Because of mix up in cash p<SPAN>ay-outs, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your money
(€1,000,000.00) ha</SPAN>s been fully remitted to you by our accredited pay-point bank. This measure must be adhere to avoid loss of your cash prize -
winners of our cash prizes are advised to adhere to these <SPAN>instructions to f</SPAN>orestall the abuse of this program by other participants. It's important to note
that this draws were conducted formally, and winners are selected through an internet ballot system from 60,000 individual and companies e-mail
addresses - the draws are con<S>d</S>ucted around the world through our internet based ballot system. The promotion is sponsored and promoted Lotto NL.

We congratula<SPAN>te you once again. We hope you will use part of it in our next draws; the jackpot winning is ?85million. Remember, all winning must be
claimed not later than 20 days. After this date all unclaimed cash prize wil</SPAN>l be forfeited and included in the next sweepstake. Please, in order to avoid
unnecessary delays and complications rem<STRONG>e</STRONG>mber to quote personal and winning numbers in all correspondence with us.

Congratulations once again from all members of Lotto NL. Thank you for being part of our promotional program.

For immediate release of your cash prize to you, please kindly contact our Paying Bank address below, send them the following<EM>
</EM>

Send them the following:
(i) Your names,
(ii) Contact telephone and fax numbers
(iii) Contact A<FONT face="Times New Roman">dd</FONT>ress
(iv) Your winning numbers
(v) Quote amount won.

Contact person: Mr. John Kane.
E-mail:charteredbank01@netscape.net
Tel: +31 643-178-404
Congratulations once again.
Yours in service,
Susan Console
www.lotto.nl

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