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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:
  • "claims 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 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.
  • +31633789420 (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.
  • infostaatsnl@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "anita vlutglaan" <staatsloterijnl01@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 21:37:45 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

THE PROMOTION DIRECTOR
RESULTS FOR THE SECOND CATEGORY DREW
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS DEPT STAATSLOTERIJ NL.
REF: PEK/22315/SOP
BATCH: TATS/2333/MUT
 
ATTN;WINNER,
 
 
We are pleased to inform you of the release, of the
long awaited results of the
STAATSLOTERIJ/INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAMES NL
held on 20th of January 2006. Reference Number:
TAS/22315/SOP, and Batch number BATCH: TATS/2333/MU.
 
Your email address attached to the ticket
number:TK/4693659BV that drew the lucky winning
number, which consequently won the loterij in the
second category in four parts. You have been approved
for a payment of 1,000,000.00Euro (ONE MILLION EURO)
in cash credited to file reference
number:HPL/4247159609/WP1. This is from a total cash
prize of TEN MILLION EUROS Shared among the ten
international winners that won the second categories.
 
Congratulations!!!
 
All participants were selected through our Microsoft
computer ballot system drawn form 42,000 Names, 6,000
names from each continent, as part of International
"E-MAIL" Promotions Program, for our prominent MS WORD
user all over the world, and for the Continues use of
E-mail.Due to mixed up of some names and addresses, we
ask that you keep this award personal, till your
claims has been processed and your funds remitted to
you.

This is part of our security measures to avoid double
claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of the
situation by other participants or impersonators.To
begin your claim, do file for the release of your
winning by contacting our accredited agent:
 
Mr.Smith Roland.
Foreign Operation Manager.
Tel:+31-633-789-420
Email: infostaatsnl@netscape.net
 
 
Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications please remember to quote your reference
number and batch numbers in all correspondence.They
are your agent, and
responsible for the processing and transfer of your
winnings fund to you.
 
YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS 55/23432/7B (keep
personal) Remember, your winning must be claimed not
later than (30-1-2006) After this date, funds might be
returned to the unclaimed. Furthermore, should there
be any change in your address, do inform your claims
agent as soon as possible.
 
Yours truly,
Mrs. Anita Vlutglaan. 
STAATSLOTERIJ. NL
THE PROMOTION DIRECTOR.
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM (NL).
 
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
winners will result to disqualification.

 

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