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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "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 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.
  • mikelvanbeeker@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: riazur rahim <riaz520@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2006 01:29:17 -0800 (PST)
Subject: plz verifty this lottery


hi sir
i have an emal
that say to me that u have comes out a 500000 euror amount in the lottery .
i m sending the followoing email that i recive .
plz sir check it and say to me that is this any fake ro not .
they say to me that ur prize is transfer to fortxss bank in neatherload and the bank demad for the cost of transfer of amoutn that is 2510 usa $ that we transfer it ur prize.
i m so confues
i m send the email u can see it in Red text is the eimal
PROMOTIONAL DEPARTMENT
ZOMER LOTTERY
DEN HAAG, NETHERLAND
www.
zomerloterij.nl

We are pleased to inform you the release of the
result of the ZOMERLOTERIJ INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION held on 25th
february 2006, You were entered as an independent client with:
Reference Number: xxxxxxxx, and Batch Number xxxxxxxx. Your
email address attached to the ticket number: xxxxxthat drew the lucky
winning number, which consequently won the sweepstakes in the second
category. You have been approved for a payment of (500,000.Euros) FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS. in cash credited to file with reference
number: AD921245/75LT. This is from a total cash prize of (FIVE MILLION
EUROS) Shared among the ten lucky winners. All participants were
selected through a random computer ballot system drawn from 91,000
(Ninety One thousand) names of email users around the world, as part of
our international promotion programmed to promote the use of Internet
thereby increasing the market share of computer softwares.
Due to mix
up of some names and addresses, we ask that you keep this award
personal discreet, till your claim has been processed and your funds
remitted to you. This is part of our security measures to avoid double
claiming or unwarranted taking advantage by other participants or
impersonators. To begin your claim, do file for the release of your
winning by contacting your accredited agent.
(I) The file Ref number:
xxxxxxx

(ii) Result winning numbers: xxxxxx
(iii)
Email ticket number: xxxxxxFor immediate claim of your winning
prize, contact your accredited agent on the telephone number below.

MIKEL VAN BEEKER
Phone :0031-647-232-858
EMAIL TO:
mikelvanbeeker@netscape.net

The above claim agent will assist you in
the processing and remittance of your prize funds to you, not later
than two weeks After this date if you do not contact and process your
winning prize, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
N.B: Terms and
conditions to claim your prize:
**********************************************
1.Please quote your
Reference number, your full name and address, Country, Telephone,
mobile, fax number,occupation and your age to your claim agent.
2.Your
winning prize is not deductible until your winnings has been processed,
approved and transferred to you by your claim agent above.
3.If you
are below 18 years of age, you are automatically disqualified.
For
verification you are to visit our website.

Once again on behalf of all
our staff, CONGRATULATIONS!.

Zomer lottery encourages the use of
Internet and this promotion program. All information's have to be kept
out of public until you have received your winning prize; this is to
avoid double claim and unwarranted abuse of the programme by some
participants.
Sincerely,
Maria Jose
Promotions Manager




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