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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • +31617756679 (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.
  • staatsmicro@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • liquidlunchinfo@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?DAVID=20ANGELA?= <staatsmicro@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: liquidlunchinfo@netscape.net
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 13:02:13 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: INTERNATIONAL LOTTO


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: staatsmicro@yahoo.co.uk

INTERNATIONAL LOTTO PROGRAM,

AMSTERDAM,NETHERLAND


REFERENCE NUMBER: LSLUK/2031/8161/04


BATCH NUMBER: 14/011/IPD


RESULTS FOR CATEGORY "B" DRAWS


We are pleased to inform you of the result of the MICROSOFT/STAAT LOTTERY PROMOTION International programs held on the 16th March 2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 205897-6287 with serial number 472-971103 drew lucky numbers 897-22-46-88 which consequently won in the category B draws, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 350,000:00(three hundred and fifty thousand euro)



CONGRATULATIONS!!!


Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money remitted into your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants All participants were selected through a computer ballot


system drawn from over 100,000 company and 50,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world. This promotional program take's place every three years. We hope with part of your winning you will take part in our end of year 50 million euro international promotion.


To file for your claim, please contact our FIDUCIARY Agent



Name of Company:LIQUIDLUNCH FINANCE AND SECURITIES AMSTERDAM


Contact email : liquidlunchinfo@netscape.net


Contact Phone number: + 31 617 756 679 .


Contact person: Mr Hermannus Wilhelmus.



Remember all winning must be claimed not later than two weeks of the receipt of the notification email. After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake .Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence. Furthermore,should there be any change of address do inform your agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once more! from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.


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N.B: Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification. Contact your claim agent immediately.


yours Sincerely,


Mrs. Angela David


(Lottery Coordinator)









- DAVID ANGELA

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam