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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.
• 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.
  • +31647248370 (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.
  • kenneth_smith02@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "WALTER JONES" <win_notification01@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 04:02:57 -0700
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!

THE FREE LOTTO COMPANY

HOLLAND HEAD OFFICE

BURDENSTRAAT 21B,

2053 DS AMSTERDAM,

HOLLAND.

FROM:THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR

THE FREE LOTTO COMPANY:WINNING FINAL NOTIFICATION.CONGRATULATIONS!!!

WINNING FINAL NOTIFICATION

We are please to announce you as one of the 10 lucky winners in the FreeLotto draw held on the 16th of march 2006. All 10 winning addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 50,000,000 international emails.Your email address emerged alongside 9 others as a category A winner in this year's Annual FreeLotto Draw.

Consequently,you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of 1,000,000 Us Dollars (one million Dollars) only.in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers all correspondence

1,Email ticket number: ticket number175420658766483

2,BATCH:427901527-Dg43

3,The file Ref number: 232/656/4509

4,lucky numbers 8-16-18-23-31-45

5,lotto code number: FL09622Holland

Please contact the underlisted claims officer as soon as possible for the immediate release of your winnings:

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Advocate Dr Kenneth Smith

Telephone number +31647248370

Fax number;31-84-747-4091

Email : kenneth_smith02@yahoo.com

bejesbejeslaw firm

21B EGGERRST RAAT NN 102

AMSTERDAM, N.L

For processing and remittance of your cash to a designated account of your choice. remember,all winnings must be claim not later than march 28th 2006, After this date,All unclaims funds will be returned to the International Lotto, you should contact advocate DrKenneth Smith about the claimant procedures, send your fax and telephone to Advocate Dr Kenneth Smith, this will enable his office to send the claims application form (A4)to you the Beneficiary.

Please note,in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers all correspondence. Furthermore,should there be any change of address do inform the advocate DrKenneth Smith as soon as possible. Dr Kenneth Smith is responsible for the processing of your approved file to the bank for payment. Congratulations once again, from all members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.

Once again on behalf of all our staff,reply to(kenneth_smith02@yahoo.com )

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Sincerely,

Walter Jones

Promotions Manager

The Lotto company

Holland & Europe.

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