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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:

• 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!

Fraud email example:

From: "LOTTO.NL" <infol2006qk@zwallet.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 14:38:53 +1200
Subject: LOTTO.NL

LOTTO.NL
Patenleen 23, 2288ee Rijwik
Den Haag, the Netherlands.
(Lotto affil<U>i</U>ate with Subscriber Agents).
From: Joan Van Henk<FONT color=#e4 3f2> (</FONT>Lotto Coordinator)
Website: www.lotto.nl

ATTN: YOU ARE ONE OF OUR WINNERS.

We are pleased to inform you of the result o<FONT color=#21e7c6>f</FONT> the Lotto NL Winners International programs held on the 25th April,2006.Your e-mail address attached to ticket #:00903228100 with prize # 778009/UK drew
1,000,000.00 which was first in the 2<S>n</S>dclass of the draws. You are to receive1,000,000.0<I>0</I> (one Million Euros).Because of mix up in cash pay-outs, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your money (1,00<FONT color=#cb118c>0</FONT>,000.00) has been fully remitted to you by our accredited pay-point bank.

This m<FONT face="Times New Roman">e</FONT>asure must be adhere to avoid loss of
your cash prize - winners of our cash prizes are advised to adhere to these instructions to forestall the abus<EM>e </EM>of this program by other
participants. It's important to note that this draws were conducted formally, and winners are selected through an internet ballot system from 60,000 indi<EM>vi</EM>dual and companies e-mail addresses - the draws are conducted around the world through our internet based ballo<S>t</S> system. The promotion is sponsored and promoted by Lotto-NL. We congratula<STRONG>te</STRONG> you once again.
We hope you will use part of it in our next draws, the jackpot winning is ?85million.

Remember, all winning must be cl<SPAN>aimed not later than 20 days fr</SPAN>om today. After this date all uncla<FONT face="Times New Roman">i</FONT>med cash prize will be forfeited and included in the next sweepstake.

Please, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications reme<B>mb</B>er to quote personal and winning numbers in all
correspondence with us. Congratulations once again from all members of Lotto NL. Thank you for be<I>i</I>ng part of our promotional program.
For immediate release of your cash prize to you, please kindly contact our paying bank<SPAN> address below.</SPAN> Send them the following information's:

(i) Your names.
(ii) <I>C</I>ontact telephone and fax numbers.

(iii) Contact Address.
(iv) Your winning numbers.
(v) Quote amount won.
{vi} Notification Date.

Contact person: Mr. Patrick Rowley
Email:leedbv@n<STRIKE>e</STRIKE>tscape.net
Tel: 00 31 633 701 450

Congra<FONT face="Times New Roman">tu</FONT>lation once again
Your in service,
Joan Van Henk (Lotto Coordinater}

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