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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!
• 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.
  • @netscape.net

Fraud email example:

From: "LOTTO.NL" <infol2006jogek@zwallet.com>
Date: Sat, 27 May 2006 22:18:03 -0400
Subject: CONGRATULATION YOU HAVE WON THE LOTTO

LOTTO.NL
Pa<EM>te</EM>nleen 23, 2288ee Rijwik
Den Haag, the Netherlands.
(Lotto affiliate with Subscriber Agents).
From: Joan Van Henk (Lotto Coordina<SPAN>tor)
Website: ww</SPAN>w.lotto.nl

ATTN: YOU ARE WON C0NTACT OUR PAYING BANK.

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lotto NL Winners Intern<I>a</I>tional programs held on the 25th May,2006.Your e-mail address attached to ticket #<SPAN>:009</SPAN>03228100 with prize # 778009/UK drew
1,000,000.00 which was first in the 2ndclass of the draws. You are to receive1,000,000.0<FONT face="MS Sans Serif">0 </FONT>(one Million Euros).Because of mix up in cash pay-outs, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your money (1,000,000.00) has been fully re<STRONG>m</STRONG>itted to you by our accred<SPAN>ited pay-point bank.

This measure must be adhere t</SPAN>o avoid loss of
your cash prize - winners of our cash prizes are advised to adhere to these instructions to fo<EM>re</EM>stall the abuse of this program by other
participants. It's important to note that this draws were conduc<STRIKE>t</STRIKE>ed formally, and winners are selected through an internet ballot system from 60,000 indi<FONT color=#e258c0>v</FONT>idual and companies e-mail addresses - the draws are conducted around the world through our internet based ballot system. The promotion is sponsored and promoted by Lotto-NL. We<SPAN> congratu</SPAN>late you once again.
We hope you will use part <SPAN>of it in our next dra</SPAN>ws, the jackpot winning is ?85million.

Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 20 days from today. After this date all un<I>cl</I>aimed cash prize will be forfeited and included in the <B>n</B>ext sweepstake.

Please, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications remember to quote personal and winning numbers in all
correspondence with us. Congratulations once again from <S>a</S>ll members<S> </S>of Lotto NL. Thank you for being part of our promotional program.
For immediate release of your cash prize to you, please ki<SPAN>ndly contact our paying bank address below. Send them the fo</SPAN>llowing information's:

(i) Your names.
(ii) Contact telephone and <U>f</U>ax numbers.

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

Contact person: Mr. Patrick Rowley
Email:leedb<FONT face=Tahoma>v</FONT>@netscape.net
Tel: 00 31 <STRONG>633</STRONG> 701 450

Congratulation once again
Your in service,
Joan Van Henk (Lotto Coordinater}

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