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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million us dollars" (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.
  • +31622034830 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • netpointagentsbv@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "microx luckyday" <netherlands_netherland10@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 14:16:48 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!YOUR EMAIL ID HAS WON 1.000.000:00 USD.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!YOUR EMAIL ID HAS WON 1.000.000:00 USD.

MICROSOFT/LUCKYDAY EMAIL PROMOTION INTERNATIONAL
FROM:INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD.
PROMOTING INTERNET USAGE OVER THE GLOBE
(MICROSOFT ENCOURAGE GLOBALIZATION)

Dear Sir / Madam,

We are happy to inform you that you have emerged a winner under the second
Category,This is part of our promotional draws. The draws are being
officially announced today 19th of May 2006. Participants were selected
through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of
individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia,Australia,Europe,
Middle East, and Oceania as part of our International Promotions Program.

Your e-mail address, attached to ticket number 50941465206-529, with serial
number 5772-54 drew the lucky numbers 3-4-17-28-35-44 and consequently won
in the Second Category.
You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of 1.000.000.00 usd (ONE
MILLION US DOLLARS), which is the winning payout for Category B winners.
This is from the total prize money from 2,000,000 shared among the 2 winners
in this category .

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Your fund is now deposited with the paying Bank.In your best interest to
aviod mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we request that you keep the
entire details of your award strictly confidential until the process of
transferring your won prize has been completed, and your funds remitted to
your account.

To file for your claim,please contact the fiduciary agent.

Mr Phelp Grant, Mrs Cheryl Klein Huis
NETPOINT CLAIM MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
(Claims undewriter, Claims assessor,Claims adjustor,claim negotiator)
TEL/ 0031-6-2203-4830.
FAX/ 0031-84-712-7437.
Email: netpointagentsbv@netscape.net

You are advised to contact the agents by email
N.B: Remember to quote these numbers in your correspondence with your claims
agent.
REFERENCE NUMBER: LSLUK/2031/8161/04,BATCH NUMBER: 14/011/IPD
Congratulations once again from all our staff.

Sincerely Yours,

Iries Van Guus
Lottery Coordinator.

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Anti-fraud resources:

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