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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.
  • +31633747013 (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.
  • jjsecu@netscape.net

Fraud email example:

From: "EVEREST" <everest@zwallet.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 06:12:22 +0600
Subject: RESPOND

EVEREST LOTTERY
POSTBUS 2014,
5611GJ EINDHOVEN,
THE NETHERLANDS
TEL: +31-633-747-013
FAX:+31-847-594-801


FROM:THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT,
EVEREST LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL/PRIZE AWARD
DEPT.

REFERENCE NUMBER:HFR/OO117/CRZ
BATCH NUMBER:PR/33I12/997JH

Dear winner,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the
winners of the EVEREST LOTTO programs held January 31,
2006 Your e-mail address attached to ticket number
011-9085555-326 with serial number 22-33-22 drew lucky
numbers 4-82-12-69-44 which consequently won in the
category A.You have, therefore, been approved for a
lump sum pay of €1,000,000.00(one million euros)in
cash credited to file Ref.number:HFR/00117/CRZ.This is
from a total cash prize of €10,000,000.00
international winners inthis category.
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
400,000 companies and 300,000,000 individual email
addresses and names from all over the world.This
promotional programme takes place every year
globally.This lottery was promoted and sponsored by
the president of the world largest softwares to
increase the awareness of microsoft software
packages.We hope with part of your winning you will
take part in our next €40 million international
lottery.

To file for your claim please contact our DR. ROLAND
BART, Foreign Operations Manager with a
photocopy of your ID for age verification,telephone
and fax numbers.
Working hours:8.00 am to 18.00 gmt monday to friday
TEL:+31-633-747-013,FAX:+31-847-594-801
Email:jjsecu@netscape.net

Remember all winning must be claimed not later than
APRIL 12, 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 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, and thank you
for being part of our promotional program.
N.B:Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically
disqualified.

Sincerely yours,

CEES VANDERPUT,
EVEREST LOTTERY NL

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