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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:
  • "advocaat" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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 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.
  • advocaatmyderhol@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Jennifer Ann Bruce <infonnl@netscape.net>
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 10:19:29 +0200
Subject: KINDLY BE INFORMED


THE NETHERLANDS NATIONAL LOTTERY
423, RhinHaven Denhaag
The Netherlands Date: 31 - 03 - 2006
(Customer Services)
Ref: NL/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw (#963) of the NETHERLANDS NATIONAL INTERNET LOTTERY, International online sweepstakes program held on Saturday March 25th 2006. This draw is part of our New Year bonus to all Internet and email owners and users world wide.

Your email address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 14-18-29-33-37-39-47(Bonus No.) which subsequently won you the lottery in the second category i.e. match 5 plus bonus.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total of 1,000,000.00 European Euros (One million Euros) credited to file KTU/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of 5,100,673.00 European Euros only shared among the first six (6) lucky winner in this category i.e. Prize for six winners. All participants for the online version were selected randomly from a World Wide Web Sites through a computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations and corporate bodies that are listed online.

This promotion takes place periodically, please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your 1,000,000.00 European Euros (One million Euros Only) would be released to you through any of our payment offices in Europe. Our European nominated lawyer will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your winning price to you as soon as you contact him.

It is important that you keep your winning details to yourself so as to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program; you are free to announce your winning as soon as you confirm that you have received your winning prize. PLEASE BE WARNED.

To file for your claim, kindly fill out the claims form below and send to our nominated lawyer representing you in one of our branches in the Netherlands with the contact below

ADVOCAAT MYDER HOLF
Email: advocaatmyderhol@netscape.net
Tell: 0031 616 110 418
Fax: 0031 847 480 390

1. FULL NAMES:.........................................................

2. DATE OF BIRTH:.........................................................

3. SEX:...........................................................

4. MARITAL STATUS:.........................................................

5.CONTACT ADDRESS:........................................................

6.TELEPHONE/ FAX NUMBER:........................................

7.OCCUPATION:...................................................

8.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF
COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL:.............................................

Good luck from me and members of staff of the NETHERLANDS NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,

Jennifer Ann Bruce
Online coordinator
NETHERLANDS NATIONAL LOTTERY,
Sweepstakes International Program.
Open 7 days 8am-8pm.
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