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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • stacymayer4@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • kluvetfrank2@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • kluvetfrank2@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?stacy=20mayer?= <stacymayer4@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 23:12:58 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Notification/Final Notice


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: stacymayer4@yahoo.co.uk

LOTTO-NET INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM, THE NETHERLANDS.

ALFONSTRAAT B56, 1002 BS AMSTERDAM, THE

NETHERLANDS.FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS

MANAGER,INTERNATIONALAWARD

DEPARTMENT.


REF: OYL /26510460037/02

BATCH: 24/00319/IPD

ATTENTION: RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement of

winners of the LOTTO-NET INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM, THE NETHERLANDS

held on Octorber 15th 2004.


Having picked your email address by our electronic web

site visitors collators in recognition of your patronage to


the Internet services, in the final draw,your email was

attached to ticket number 023-0148-790-459,with serial number

5073-11 drew the lucky numbers 43-11-44-37-10-43, and

consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category.


You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out

ofS$850.000.00 in cash credited to file REF

NO.OYL/25041238013/02.


This is from total prize money ofUS$80,400,000.00 shared

among the twenty-nine international winners in this

category.


All participants were selected through a computer ballot

system drawn from 25,000 names from Australia, New

Zealand,America, Europe, North America and Asia as part of

International Promotions Program, which is conducted

annually.


CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with a Bank, insured in your

name.


Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that

youkeep ! This award strictly from public notice until your

claim has been processed and your money remitted to your

account.


This is part of our security protocol to avoid double

claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this

program.


We hope with a part of you prize, you will

participate in our end of year high stakes US$1.3

billion International Lottery.


To begin your claim, please contact your claim

agent;Mr.FRANK KLUVET.


FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,

Email:kluvetfrank2@yahoo.com

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to

a designated account of your choice.

Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 1th of May 2006.


After this date, all funds will be returned as

unclaimed.


NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and

complications, please remember to quote your reference

and batch numbers in every one of your correspondences with

your agent.


Furthermore, should there be any change of your

address, do inform your claims agent as soon as

possible.


Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you

forbeing part of our promotions program.

please do provide the following information's (claim

Verification form) fill and submit back via

(kluvetfrank2@yahoo.com to your claim agent,

1,YOUR FULLNAME:.............

2,YOUR SEX:..................

3,YOUR ADDRESS:..............

.............................

4,.YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER:.........

5,.YOUR FAX NUMBER:...............

6,.YOUR OCCUPATION:...............

7,.YOUR COMPANY'S NAME:...........

8,YOUR AGE:.......................

9,.YOUR REF NUMBER:...............

10,COUNTRY........................

11,E-MAIL.........................


Sincerely,

Stacy Mayer.

THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, LOTTO-NET INTERNATIONAL


PROGRAM,THE

NETHERLANDS.

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the

winners will result to disqualification



- stacy mayer

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