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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "foreign service manager" (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.
  • +31619734742 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "NATIONALE POSTCODE LOTERIJ N.V" <postcode44@netscape.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 13:51:45 -1000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS

NATIONALE POSTCODE LOTERIJ N.V.
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VAN EEGHENSTRAAT 70,AMSTERDAM,THE NETHERLANDS.
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PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT NATIONALE POSTCODE LOTERIJ N.V.
PROMOTIONS PROGRAMS
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PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
RESULTS FOR SECOND CATEGORY DRAWS.

After a successful completion of the second category draws of NATIONALE POSTCODE LOTERIJ B.V.You have emerged one of the winners of the NATIONALE POSTCODE LOTERIJ B.V. which is part of our promotional draws.Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 30,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from America,Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East,and New Zealand as part of our International Promotions Program.
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You/Your Company, attached to:
TICKET NUMBER:715-4-7207-NL,with
SERIAL NUMBER:39-02-DNL drew the
LUCKY NUMBER:17,21, 27,RGN 38, 46, 50 and
REFERENCE NUMBER: ASL-WF97-5G3
BATCH NUMBER:OX9T-7T5T-D3N
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As a category B winner, you have been selected by computer balloting system where only email addresses are oughted,from a total numbers of 30,000 email addresses drawn from all over the globe. After an automated computer ballot of our International Promotions Program consequently won in the second Category.

You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of 2,000,000.00 Dollas in cash, which is the winning payout for second categories winners.This is from the total prize money of 16,000,000.00 Dollas shared among the eight international winners in the SECOND category.

CONGRATULATIONS ! ! !

You have to contact the (VERIFICATION DEPARTMENT) for immdiate remittance, Your E-mail address won the lucky number. To avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we request that you keep this award strictly from public notice until the entire process of transferring your claims has been completed, and your funds remitted to your account.This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or nscrupulous acts by articipants of this program.required by the (NATIONALE POST CODE LOTERIJ NETHERLANDS).

We also wish to bring to your notice our End of Year (2005) high stakes where you stand a chance of winning up to 13 million Dollas, we hope that with a part of your prize you will participate and to begin your claims process please contact your claims agent.
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Dr.MARCO VAN DAMN.
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER.
NATIONALE POST CODE LOTERIJ NL.
60 AMERSFOORTSESTRAATWEG.
1251AV LAREN AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
TEL: +31-61-973-4742,
FAX: +31-84-744-3245.
EMAIL: loterijpostcode0800@walla.com
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For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice remember, you must contact your claim agent not later than 30th November 2005 after this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed
NOTE: To avoid unnecessary delays and complications,please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers provided below in every of your correspondence with your claims agent.

You are to provide the below details,to enable the speedy evaluation and processing of your winnings. we advice that you adhere strictly to their procedures to avoid any disqualifications and subsequent cancellation.
1). Your full names
2). Your full home / office address
3). Direct telephone/fax numbers
The above detailed information will be absolutely necessary to file in your claims.
Congratulations once again from all our staffs of (NATIONALE POST CODE LOTERIJ NL) thank you for being part of our promotions program.

Sincerely,
THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,NATIONALE POSTCODE LOTERIJ N.V. PROGRAMS.

Mrs.MARIA LUXEMBORG.

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification. Please do not reply to this mail.Contact your claims agent and finaly you are expected to pay a Notary / Legalisation Charges for the non Dutch citizens before the release of your prize.

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