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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claim 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.
  • +31619076037 (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.
  • robinvanservices@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Lotto Award" <lottoaward_nl@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 20:17:16 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!

WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!
FROM:THE DESK OF THE MANAGEMENT
NEDERLANDS FREE LOTTERY
PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT
REF NO: 22/51/25/60/03/05
LUCKY NO:02/03/07/24/46/47
SUITE 276-564 LION TOWERS
AMSTERDAM NEDERLANDS
FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION:

BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to notify you the draw (#1051) of the FREE LOTTO
LOTTERY,Online Sweepstakes International Lottery Program held on 28th
January 2006.Participants were selected through a computer ballot system
drawn from a pool of over 25,000 names of distinguished professionals drawn
from Europe, America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Middle-East, parts of
Africa, and North & South America as part of our international promotions
programme conducted twice in a week to encourage prospective overseas
entries.The internet emailing diea was used, since most people do are not
able to purchase tickets and play outside the Nederlands. We hope with part
of your prize awards, you will take part in our subsequent lottery jackpots.

The result of our computer draw (#1051) selected your name and email address
attached to e-ticket number: 56475612545187 with Serial
number:22/51/25/60/03/05 drew the lucky numbers: 02-03-07-24-46-47 (Bonus
Ball 36) which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category
i.e.Match 5 plus bonus.You have therefore been approved to claim
(1,000,000,00 Dollars one million Dollars only) in cash credited to file
KTU/9023118308/07.This is from a total cash prize of 50 Million dollars
shared amongst the First fifty (50) lucky winners in this category.i.e.
Match 5 plus bonus.

Your prize award has been insured in your email and is ready for claims.To
begin your claims, you are advised to expeditiously contact our licensed and
accredited claim agent for Overseas Lottery Winners for the processing of
your winning and remittance to your designated bank account after all
statutory obligations have been satisfactorily dispensed with.

This promotion takes place weekly.Please note that your lucky winning number
falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as
indicated in your play coupon.In view of this, your (1,000,000,00 Dollars
one million Dollars only) will be released to you by our fiduciary agent in
NEDERLANDS.Please be informed that claims not processed within the
stipulated period may be forfeited to the pool without further notice.

Our payment unit will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact him.You may wish to establish
contact via e-mail with the particulars presented below sending the lucky
and reference numbers and these informations below for quick verifications
and release of funds between the hours of 8.00am - 7.30pm on Monday through
Saturday.

Overseas Claims/Nederlands Payment Unit
Contact Person: Mr.Robin van Gogh
Email: robinvanservices@netscape.net
E-mail: freelottonl@mmail.com
Tel:+31-619-076-037 Fax:+31-847-473-118)

Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and
press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so
desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of
confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems
associated with fraudulent claims. This is part of our precautionary measure
to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Any lottery
double claim dedected by our monitoring committee will lead to the
Nederlands Freelotto lottery cacelling the winnings.making a loss for both
the real winner,and the fake (intended) claimer.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
At your disposal, I remain.
Very Truly Yours,
Mrs.Roselinr Kent
Lottery Co-ordinator.

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