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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "barrister" (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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +447024060695 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • ramq@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • ramq@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: afclott@UniFish.de
Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 11:23:34 +0200
Subject: WINNING NOTIF=?iso-8859-1?Q?ICATION(=803,75?=0.000.00)

FROM: MR. Robben Van Der Sar.
Ajax Development Association(ADA)
Arena Complex, Amsterdam
Zuidoost(Nl)

Affiliate of:
AFC Ajax Headquarters:
Customer Service
Arena Boulevard 21, 1101 AX Amsterdam
Zuidoost(Nl)
www.ajax.nl

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw of the Ajax Lottery
International Programs held in Amsterdam- The Netherlands. This promotion takes place
twice annually, sponsored by Ajax football club and it's Associate bodies to
encourage the use of Internet and Computers worldwide. Your e-mail
address attached to ticket number: AFC/05-07/AJ/00-02/011-007 that
subsequently won you the Lottery in the 3rd category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
€3,750,000.00 (Three million seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euros).
This is from a total cash prize of €58,000,000.00 (Fifty Eight Million Euros), shared
amongst the first Twenty five(19) lucky winners in this category.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential until your claims is processed and your winning money collected
by you or transfered to you through any of our approved payment centres/banks appointed specially for this program.
All participants were selected randomly from Worldwide Websites through
computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 individuals and
companies.Our Fiduciary agent will immediately commence the process to
facilitate the release of your winning money as soon as you contact
him.

This is part of our precautionary measures to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous individuals.
Please be warned.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent: BARRISTER
RAMOS QROPENZA.Esq. through this e-mail address:

ramq@sify.com
Phone number: +44-702-406-0695

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, forwarding:-

(1). Your full names, age, sex, contact address, private telephone number and
your occupation.

(2). Quote your Ticket number in any correspondences with our
designated agent or us.

Congratulations, once more from all members and staffs of this program.
Thank you for being part of this promotional lottery program. Our
special thanks and gratitude to Bill Gates of Microsoft and all his
Associates.

PLEASE, CONTACT YOUR FIDUCIARY AGENT DIRECTLY THROUGH.

ramq@sify.com
Phone number: +44-702-406-0695

Sincerely,
MR. ROBBEN VAN DER SAR
COORDINATOR.
AJAx LOTERIJ.
AMSTERDAM-THE NETHERLANDS.

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