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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:
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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.
  • +31627212729 (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.
  • advocatepeters1@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "National Lottery" <n_lottry006@sympatico.ca>
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 14:36:21 +0000
Subject: YOUR E-MAIL HAVE WON A LOTTERY (CONTACT "DON LAW FIRM" FOR YOUR CLAIMS IMMEDIATE

YOUR E-MAIL HAVE WON A LOTTERY (CONTACT "DON LAW FIRM" FOR YOUR CLAIMS
IMMEDIATELY)

THE-NETHERLANDS NATIONAL LOTTERY,
HARFORD 155,1103SB.
AMSTERDAM, Z.O.
THE-NETHERLANDS.

FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT,

SCFN: ABNL/13/02/06L.
BATCH: 101/72/ZP.

Attn: Dear Winner,

We are pleased to inform you of the release today the 18Th of March 2006,
of THE-NETHERLANDS NATIONAL LOTTERY held on the 17Th of March, 2006.
Your e-mail address attached To the Ticket No: 5589654 with Serial No: 11/06
drew from the Lucky No: 76-01-31-12-36-80, which consequently won the
Lottery in the 1ST category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of ONE MILLION UNITED
STATE DOLLARS (US$1,000,000.00) in cash credited to Security Control File
Number: ABNL/13/02/06L.
This is from total cash Prize of US$4 Million shared among four individuals
in this category.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Your funds is now deposited with our Payment/Finance Department in the
security company on your name/E-mail Address, due to the mixed up of some
numbers and names.
We ask that you keep this winning a top secret from the Public notice until
your claims has been processed and remitted to your nominated bank account
as part of our Lay down Security protocol to avoid double claims.
All participants were selected through a computer Ballot system drawn from
the 500,000 company/individual E-mail addresses from all over the world as
part of our International promotions pro-gramme, which we conduct every
Five years.

To begin your claims, please contact your filing agent details below.

ADVOCATE DON PETERS JOHN (DON LAW FIRM).
(ACCREDITED FILING OFFICER).
Tel: +31-627-212-729.
Fax: +31-847-301-047.
E-mail :(advocatepeters1@netscape.net)

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and Complications, please
remember to quote your Security Control File Number and Batch Numbers
respectively in every correspondence with your Filing Official/Agent if
needed.Further more, should there be any change of your e-mail Address, do
inform your filing agent as soon as Possible.

Congratulations once again from all members Of our staff and thank you for
being part of our Promotion pro-gramme.

Yours Sincerely,

MRS. MOORE GREEN.(Winning Co-Ordinate

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