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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 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.
  • +31645541930 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: vannbell2005@netscape.net
Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 04:21:17 -0400
Subject: CONGRATULATION YOUR PAYMENT HAS BEEN APPROVED


CONTACT OUR ACCREDITED PAYING BANK
we acknowledge the receipt of your documents.The verification department has approved your payment. The Accounts department is now processing your account Opening. You are required to set up an account based on the type of account you wish to hold with the paying bank, the category of account available in the paying bank are stated below:
1. Regular Account, the amount to set up this , is 1500.00 (One Thousand Five Hundred Euros). The Maximum transfer possible within a month is $1,500,000.00 (One Million and Five Hundred Thousand USD).

2. Daily Account, the opening amount is 2,500.00 (Two Thousand Five Hundred Euros). The Maximum transfer possible within a month is $3,500,000.00 (Two Million Five Thousand USD).

3. Premium Account, the opening amount is 3,500 (Three Thousand Five Hundred Euros). The transfer possible within a month from this account is $4,000,000.00 (Four Million USD).

4. Platinum Account, the opening amount is 4,500.00 (Four thousand Five Hundred Euros), the maximum transfer possible from this account within a month is $9,000,000.00 (Nine Million USD) and above.

For your account to be activated immediately, you are required to transfer the account opening amount which will be deposited in your account to activate the account before your claims can be transferred out of the suspense account into a normal operative account and you should note that the initial deposit you will use in activating your account will be added to your UD$1,500,000m and as such,when you want to close the account after you have received your funds in the operative account,you will then be transferring your $1.5m and your initial deposit.That is to say,your funds which you will use in activating the account will not be lost.I hope you understand my explanations clearly.
Note that funds lodged in suspense account are NON-DEDUCTIBLE until it has been transferred to your operative account. Once your account is opened you will have an account number and a pin code which you will use to access your account through the paying bank's website for online transfer. Note that you do not have much time to get this done.I advise you act fast and get in touch with the payment center.Their contact information is stated below:
Kredietbank (Nederland) NV
Amsterdam,The Netherland
Contact Person: Dhr. Frei Hans-Peter,
Tel: +31-645-541-930
Fax:+31-847 146-679
Email:info@kb-nv.comm

We look forward for your prompt response, should you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us. Thank you for your understanding.
Best Regards,

Allan Wouters
Remittance Department Director,
Tel:+31-633-727-616
Fax:+31-847-580-469
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