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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:
  • "claims 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 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.
  • infoclaimagent@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: qtrhMrs.Claudia Van Brooks <infoapplelottery@netscape.net>
Date: Sat, 6 May 2006 20:51:16 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATION YOU HAVE WON>>>>>

APPLE LOTTERY NL
Wemeistraat 108,
Penswegveel 1050 GH,
Amsterdam The Netherlands.

================================
TICKET NO: APL91-25-88-76-02
REF NO: A/87-756-863APL
BATCH NO: 2006APL-05
================================
AWARD WINNING APPROVAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today of winners of the
APPLE LOTTERY PROGRAMS held on 30th April 2006. Your company or
your personal e-mail address
is attached to ticket number APL91-25-88-76-02; with batch number 2006APL-01
drew the lucky numbers 02-65-75-39-73-38, and consequently won in the first lottery
category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of €1,500,000.00
(One Million, Five Hundred Thousand Euro Only) in cash credited to file A/87-756-863APL.
This is from
the total prize money of €25,000,000.00, shared among the Twenty five (25) international
winners in this category. All participants were selected through our Computer ballot system
drawn from 14,000 names 2,000 names from each continent, as part of International Promotions
Program.

Your fund has been deposited in an escrow account with our affiliate bank
here in The Netherlands (NL),
and insured with your A/87-756-863APL and your E-mail address. You are to
keep your TICKET NO. REF NO. BATCH NO. from the public, until you have
been processed and your prize money remitted to
your personal account.

To claim your winning prize, you must first contact the claims department by
email for processing and remittance of your prize money to you. Your assigned
claims representative
contact is:
------------------------------------------------
Name: Mr. Paul Anderson
Fax:+31-847-581-409
E-mail: infoclaimagent@netscape.net
------------------------------------------------
Claims Requirements:
====================

1.Full Name --------------------------------------------------------------

2.Address -------------------------------------------------------------------

3.Nationality --------------------------------------------------------------

4.Age -----------------------------------------------------------------------

5.Occupation ----------------------------------------------------------------

6.Phone/Fax -----------------------------------------------------------------

7.Present Country -----------------------------------------------------------

PAYMENT MODE: OPTIONS

1) BANK TO BANK WIRE TRANSFER.

2) CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT/CHEQUE MADE OUT IN YOUR NAME COURIERED TO YOU VIA OUR
AFFILIATE COURIER COMPANY AND WILL BE DELIVERED TO YOUR ADDRESS.

**PLEASE INDICATE OPTION THAT BEST SUITS YOU.

He is to help you in claiming your due prize. In order to avoid unnecessary
delays and complications,
please remember to quote your ticket, reference, and batch numbers in all
correspondences with your
claims representative.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Claudia Van Brooks
APPLE LOTTERY NL (Co-ordinator)
_______________________________________________
NB: The APPLE LOTTERY holds the right to cancel your winning if you are
below the age of 18yrs. Employees and immediate family members of employees of
APPLE AGENCY, its associated companies, professional advisers, advertising and
promotional agencies are not eligibleto be winners of this promotional lottery. Contacts
should be made directly to the claims agent department via email on or before fourteen
(14) days after receiving your winning notification as this is mandatory.

Anti-fraud resources:

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