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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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.
  • +31653604666 (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.
  • superballott2006@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • superballott2006@fastermail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Freda Wilson" <fre_wilson100@sympatico.ca>
Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2006 14:18:31 +0000
Subject: YOU HAVE WON!! CONTACT THE AGENT FOR YOUR PRIZE!!!


SUPERBAL E-MAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
www.superbal.nl
BATCH NO: D0088413-227-798-WWW1102.
SERIAL NO: 045-OPR-LD44/TTA
CONGRATULATIONS! WINNING NOTIFICATION !!
Dear Sir/Madam,
This is to inform you of the release today of the DAYZERS SUPERBAL
E-MAIL PROMOTIONS PROGRAM held on the 3rd of March 2006
Due to the mix up of numbers, the results were released on the 4th of
March, 2006.
Your name attached to ticket 7002/09/pr also which drew the lucky
numbers of 18-13-9-18 which consequently won the lottery in the second
category. You have therefore been approved for payment of 500,000.00
United states Dollars(FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND united States Dollars ONLY) cash
credited to file with REF. NO.20983263/98/401-05
CONGRATULATIONS:
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we advise 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
paticipants.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
only Microsoft users from over 20,000 companies and 3,000,000 individual
e-mail addresses and names from all over the world.This promotional
program takes place every five. For the processing of your claim, please
contact our
fudicial agent in the legal department.
Mr. Abel Van Haarlem.
SUPERBAL E-MAIL LOTTERY PROMOTION!!!
TEL:+31-653-604-666
FAX:+31-847-301-512.
E-mail: superballott2006@netscape.net
OR
Email:superballott2006@fastermail.com
website:superbal.nl
They are your agent and responsible for the processing and transfer of
your winnings to you. YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS W891-442-H°98/C6
(keep personal).
Any claim not made before 21st March 2006, will be returned to the
MINISTERIE VAN DE ECONOMIE
THE NETHERLANDS.
Note that all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake.
Also in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember
to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all your
correspondence with Mr.A. Van Haarlem. Please follow all his instructions.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform us as
quickly as possible.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for
being part of our promotional program.
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Freda Wilson.
SUPERBAL E-MAIL LOTTERY PROMOTIONS)


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