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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:
  • "fiduciary 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.
  • +31611405888 (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.
  • primelottoclaim@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: NETHERLANDS PRIME LOTTERY <primelotto2006@AIM.COM>
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 03:51:35 +0200
Subject: NOTIFICATION.

Serial No: 5368/06
Batch No: 074/05/ZY345
Ref No: Netherland/9420X2/70
Winning Ticket Number:56475612545

THE NETHERLANDS PRIME LOTTERY FINAL NOTIFICATION

Dear Lucky Winner,


RE: BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to notify you officially of the result of the Netherlands Prime Lottery International
programs held recently. As part of our promotional programs for the year 2006, Your e-mail address
attached to ticket number 56475612545 and credited to file Number KTU/9023118308/07, which
consequently won in the 2nd category via our electronic ticket as stated above. You have therefore
been approved for a pay out of 2,000,000.00 Euros (Two Million Euros).

The Total funds have now been deposited and insured with our affiliate finance firm (Bank) for transfer
into your nominated bank account either by means of wire transfers through any of our correspondent
banks or any other means suitable to you. We advise you keep your winning information very confidential
as our security policy demands to avoid double claims/impersonation and unwarranted abuse of this
program by some individuals. All participants were selected through a random computer ballot system
drawn from over 800,000 company and 1,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over
the world. This promotional program takes place annually and we hope with part of your winning you will
take part in our next year 20 Million Euros International Lottery.

This lottery is promoted and sponsored by software corporations and other private organizations to help
individuals generate fortunes which would encourage them to expand their business frontiers thereby
creating more opportunities and assisting with humanitarian concerns within their immediate environment.
In order to avoid complications always quote your reference and serial numbers in all correspondence.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform us as soon as possible. Congratulations
from our organization and thank you for being part of our promotional program.

To file for your claim, please contact The Fiduciary Agent.

Mr. Richard Smith,
Netherlands Prime Lottery International,
Email:primelottoclaim@AIM.COM
Tel: +31-611-405-888
Fax: +31-847-376-880
Sincerely Yours,

Mr.Robert Hans,

Prime Lottery Coordinator.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam