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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:
  • "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.
  • +31645541216 (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.
  • claimsagent_rodneyomas@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "International Prize Award Dept" <info_lorenzanld@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 01:12:05 +0500
Subject: FROM: MRS LORENZA SMITH



International Prize Award Promotions,
Schalktorrenstraat
673b,8921CH,Nijmegen.
The Netherlands.
Attn:Sir/Madam.


AT Ticket No;723462129BL,

We happily announce to you the draw of the World Cup International programs held on the 7th of April, 2006 in Johannesburg, South Africa.Your e-mail address attached to Serial number: 564 75600545 188 with which subsequently won you the lottery in
the 2nd category.


You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of $1Million Euros in cash credited to file ktu/9023118308/03.
This is from a total cash prize of 3 Million Euros, shared amongst the First Three lucky winners in this category. All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over 25,000 companies email addresses and 30,000,000 individual email addresses from Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe, North America and Asia as part of International Promotions Program.Europe Klassenlotterie wish to be greatful to sponsores who made this year's program a reality (Sponsors//www.25peaces.at) now this program can be conducted Every World Cup Year . Revenue for this programme is derived from the financing from major multinational firms cut across the european community.


Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Netherlands booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon.In view of this, your 1
million,Euros would be released to you by our payment office in europe.
Our Netherlands agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.
This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted
abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:


Mr. Rodney Omas
Information & Payment Bureau:
Representative Office, Netherlnds.
Tel:+31-64-554-1216
fax:+31-84-712-0442
Email: claimsagent_rodneyomas@yahoo.es


Note:Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.


Yours Sincerely,
Mrs lorenza smith
Info Director

Anti-fraud resources:

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