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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "foreign service manager" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • +447031946903 (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.
  • edwardsct_54@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: LOTTO Promo <lotopromo_netherland_british2006@yahoo.it>
Reply-To: edwardsct_54@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 11:03:27 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS?


CONGRATULATIONS?


INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,

REF NO: NLS:266/AC152006/BZ.

BATCH NO: NLS:147/009/PZT.

TEL:+447031946903. ,+447040128797 +447031904474.

ATTENTION: DEAR WINNER,


RE:AWARD NOTIFICATION: FINAL NOTICE

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement

today, 24th April 2006 Winners of the SUMMER NETHERLANDS BRITISH

SWEEPSTAKES LOTTERY/ INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on February 2006.


Your company, attached to ticket number 025-1146-1992-750, with

serial number 2113-22 drew the lucky numbers 13-15-22-37-39-43, and

consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category. You have therefore

been approved for a lump sum pay out of (US$800.000.00) credited to

file REF NO:NLS:266/152006/BZ.This is from total prize of US$20.000.000.00 shared among the seventeen international winners in this category! .All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn form 15 thousand names from Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe,Asia,North America and Africa as part of international Promotions Program, which is conducted annually by the WORLD BANK to eradicate poverty through out the whole world.


CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with a company insured in your name. Due

to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this

award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed

and your money remitted to you. 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.EDWARD SCOOT: FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER, GLOBAL CROSSING,

AMSTERDAM, n.l Via ( edwardsct_54@yahoo.co.uk) For due processing and remittance of your prize .


Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 15th of

July 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.


FRAUD ALERT: WE HAVE INFORMED ALL OUR WINNERS TO BEWARE OF ALL STRANGE CONGRATULATORY LOTTERY LETTERS FROM NON-LOTTERY COMPANIES, (SUCH AS UNIVERSAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL INC, AUSTRALIA LOTTERY LOTTO, E.A.A.S LOTTERY, SWISS LOTTO, CBN AGENT LOTTO, AFRO-ASIA LOTTERY. UK LOTTERY.)



Congratulations! again from all our staff and thanks you for being

part of our promotions program.

THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE MANAGING DIRECTOR,

NETHERLANDS BRITISH SWEEPSTAKES LOTTERY, N.I

- LOTTO Promo

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