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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:
  • "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 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.
  • girolotterij@netscape.net

Fraud email example:

From: "BANKGIRO LOTERIJ" <bankgiro@zwallet.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 14:27:36 +0100
Subject:


BANK GIRO LOTERIJ.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM.
VAN EEWGHENSTRAAT 71 1071 GK, AMSTERDAM,
THE - NETHERLANDS
FROM: THE PROMOTION DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS DEPT.

Dear Lucky Winner,
We are pleased to inform you that you are one of the selected winners of
the BANK GIRO LOTERIJ Promos held on the 21st January 2006. Your email
Address was attached to your ticket number 445555377, which subsequently won
you the lottery .

The lottery was categorized into four zonal (Africa, America, Europe and
Asia) stages.Consequently you have won the lottery in the (B) category. You
have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of [One million
Dollars] US dollars Credited to file REF NO: 43QFFSS/GDFD7565/66HGMH Batch
No:
DFFF346/56TR/765GHG.. All participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from the Middle East, Asia, Africa,
Canada, Europe, USA and North America. Participants in this Loterij Program
were selected randomly through a computer Ballot System drawn from over
200,000 Companies and 30,000,000 individual emails address from all Search
engines and web sites. This promotional program will take place Every year.
However, winners are only eligible for claims once.

Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this
award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and
your winning prize remitted to your account. This is part of our security
protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by Participants of
this Program. This promotion is offered only electronically via the
Internet and is open to all persons from age 18 years and above with a valid
email address and who live in any of the aforementioned Countries. This
promotion is void in all other countries and is also Void where prohibited.
Principals and employees of the BANK GIRO LOTERIJ Promos and its Respective
Parents, subsidiaries and their immediate families are not eligible.

CLAIMS PROCEDURES: It is our standard practice to allocate accredited
agents for the processing of claims application. It is even more imperative
for overseas winners. To begin your claims therefore, you are advised as a
matter of urgency, to contact the under listed licensed and accredited
claims agent for the processing of your winning prize ASAP. Please contact
the clearing house (through your claims agent only) the body assigned with
the verification of all emergent winner. Therefore all protocols lay down
by them must be followed to facilitate your claims,Please, you are required
to provide the following information:

Names:
Date of Birth:
Occupation:
Sex:
Tel/mobile Number:
Fax number:
Nationality:
Next of Kin:
File Reference Number:
Batch Number:
Email:
Ticket Number:
Draw Lucky Numbers:
Amount won:
CONTACT AGENCY:
Mr. DAVIDS STUART.
EMAIL: girolotterij@netscape.net

IMPORTANT NOTICE: (a) Note that there exists a periodic condition on all
claims process, Failing which would lead to disqualification and winnings
Forfeiture. Winners are therefore advised to expedite their claims process.
(b) Being one of the lucky winners, you constitute entrant's full and
Unconditional agreement to and acceptance of our terms and conditions of
claims to avoid any discrepancy in the cause of payment of your prize awards
winning. (c) To avoid double claims, you are advised to keep your winning
details very confidential, as any discrepancies resulting from a breach of
this confidentiality on the part of the winners will be covered Solely by
such winner as our staffs are bound by the oath of secrecy taken
unemployment.
Congratulations again from all our staffs and thank you for being part of
our Promotions program.
Sincerely,
Mrs. COHLEN VAN NOORD.
Lotterij Co-coordinator.
NB: PLEASE SEE THAT YOU QUOTE YOUR REF AND BATCH NUMBERS IN YOUR
CORRESPONDENCE TO YOUR CLAIMS AGENT.
=========================================================== The BANK GIRO
LOTERIJ Promos Awards is proudly sponsored by the Microsoft Corporation, the
Intel Group, Toshiba, Dell computers, Mckintosh and a Conglomeration of
other international IT companies. The Camelot LOTTERY internet draw in each
quarter of the year and is so organized to encourage the use of the internet
and computers worldwide. We are proud to say that up to Three Million Euros
are won annually in more than 150 Countries worldwide.

Anti-fraud resources:

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