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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 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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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.
  • +31619022327 (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.
  • info_emmail@email.com
  • jamespietersen@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • euro_millions@mail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • amariebenz@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MRS ANN-MARIE BENSON. <amariebenz@netscape.net>
Reply-To: jamespietersen@netscape.net
Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2006 16:18:44 +0200
Subject: YOU ARE SELECTED ! CONGRATULATIONS ! !


{WORLD-LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.
ACCREDITED LICENSED AGENT TO LOOTO.COM B.V)
AFFIFLIATE SPONSORS OF EURO MILLIONS ONLINE AWARD PROGRAM ,
Beekstraat 133,6811 DW
Arnhem ,The Netherlands.
info_emmail@email.com
CONTROL NUMBER:EMP/084-06/03.
BATCH NUMBER:001#00506-W61
TICKET NUMBER: 09007
ATTENTION; winner,
DRAW ! DRAW !! DRAW !!!
Hurray! You have been Choosen as one of the five lucky winners in the first edition of the TEN MILLION EURO GRAND STAKE PROMO {€10,000,000.00},of the euro million world lottery Award ,held on 23rd Of March..2006.whereby a lump-sum payout of five million euros will be shared amongst selected lucky winners.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
You have therefore been approved for a huge pay-out of 1 Million Euros (€ 1,000,000.00},Only)!
-HOW WAS THE SELECTION PROCESS DONE- ?
Winners were randomly selected from an initial database of 500,000 emails which was eventually downsized to 5,000 from which we eventually selected the final and lucky five. The process was done through the computerized email balloting system selecting emails from The Middle East,Asia,Africa,Canada, Europe, U.S.A and South America.The process of collecting your winnings is to be handled by our Prize Transfer Agents.To ensure a smooth collection of your GRAND PRIZE, You are to contact Your FIDUCIARY CLAIM AGENT VIA EMAIL/FAX{SEE BELOW} within a week of receiving this notice. Please find full contact details
below:
Mr James Pietersen ,
Operation Service Manager,
ADD:Beekstraat 133,6811 DW
Arnhem,The Netherlands.
TEL:+31-619-022-327.
FAX:+31-847-301-277.
Email:jamespietersen@netscape.net
FOR FEEDBACK ACCESS {euro_millions@mail.com} due to terrorist/Scam abuse of this program FEEDBACK WILL BE ALERTED VIA EMAIL.When you contact your claims agent please provide him with your full names,country of residence and address along with the following information below:
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CONTROL NUMBER: EMP/084-06/03.
BATCH NUMBER:001#00506-W61
TICKET NUMBER: 09007
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Furthermore you are seriously advised to keep all winning lottery informations and numbers from the public inline with our company security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by unscrupulous individuals.Please do not reply to this mail, contact your claims agent as instructed above.Remember all prize money must be claimed not later than 5th April..2006,Why claims begin 27th of March..2006 EXEMPTIONS,Weekends and non working Days.{i.e;A GRACE OF SEVEN WORKING (7days)DAYS TO CLAIM THE AWARD}.On behalf of all our staff in EURO Millions Online Award Program ,The Netherlands lottery draw, accept my..Congratulations!.
Best Regards,
MRS ANN-MARIE BENSON.
{VICE-PRESIDENT)
E-MAIL:amariebenz@netscape.net
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The Euro millions internet Awards program is proudly sponsored and secured by the Microsoft Corporation,the Intel- Group,Toshiba, RSS ONLINE, Dell computers,cyberluck,Mckintosh and a conglomeration of other international IT companies.The Euro millions internet draw is held once every three year and is so organized to encourage the use of the internet and computers worldwide.We are proud to say that over 200 Million Euros are won annually in more than 150 countries worldwide.This programme is authenticated by the RSS Validation Online.

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