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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.
  • +31630354500 (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.
  • microagents@netscape.net

Fraud email example:

From: "ware_soft" <ware_soft@mynet.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 15:57:02 +0200 (EET)
Subject: SOFTWARE AWARD!!!


FROM:SOFTWARE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY

PROMOTION

PRIZE AWARD DEPT.

REF: AYK/73283922/264

BATCH: 11/621/2PDH /NL

WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL NOTICE.

Sir/Madam,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners

International programs held on the 13th Feb 2006. Your e-mail address

attached to ticket number 1417382917-43 with serial number 4262-432 drew

lucky numbers 6-9-12-16-31-43 which consequently won in the 2nd

category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of

1,000,000.00 EUROS. (One Million Euros) CONGRATULATIONS!!! Due to mix up
of some

numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information

confidential until your claims has been processed and your money Remitted
to

you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and

unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. All

participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
over

100,000 company and 50,000,000 individual email addresses and names from
all

over the world. This promotional program takes place every three years.

We hope with part of your winning you will take part in our end of year

50 million Euros International lottery. To file for your claim, please

contact our payment officer in charge

MR. BARRY HANS.

TEL:+31-630-354-500.

Email:microagents@netscape.net

Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 13th of March

2006. After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next

stake. Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications


please remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all

correspondence. Furthermore, should there be any change of address do

inform our agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once more from our

members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional

program.

Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified,

Sincerely yours,

Mrs Maria Baileys.

Lottery Co-ordinator.




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