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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")
• 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.
  • +31616231495 (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.
  • psofeurolottery@gawab.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • quadclaims@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "EURO LOTTERY" <psofeurolotteryxofwe@gawab.com>
Date: Fri, 02 Jun 2006 02:05:58 -0500
Subject:

PSOFT SWEESTAKE EURO MILLION LOTTERY.
ONLINE LOTTERY OF STAATSLOTERIJ
WIBAUTSTRAAT 28, 2011
ZANDAM
NETHERLANDS.

E-MAIL: psofeurolottery@gawab.com



Sir/Madam.

CONGRATULATIONS: YOU HAVE WON, €1,000,000.00. ONE
MILLION EUROS.


We are pleased to inform you of the result of our EuroMillions
Lottery,
which was held on the 30th, May 2006.
Your e-mail address attached to e-ticket number: 05-32-44-45-50 (01-07)
,
with Prize Number (match 5):
106285612 drew a prize of € 1,000,000.00 (One Million Euros only).

This lucky draw came first in the 2nd Category of the Sweepstake.
You will receive the sum of €1,000,000.00 (One Million Euros) from our
authorized bank.Because of some mix-up with sweepstake prizes,
including
the time limited placed on
the payment of your prize: €1,000,000.00

We advice that you keep all information about this prize confidential
until
your winning: €1,000,000.00 be transferred to you,
by our bank. This is to avoid the issue of Double claims, and computers
hackers, who delibratly bring disrepute to this gaming,
by using fraudulent form to collect your winning information. YOU HAVE
BEEN
WARNED.

You must adhere to this instruction, strictly, to avoid any delay with
the
release of your funds to your person. This program has been abused
severally in past, so we are doing our best to forestall
further occurrence of false claims.

This sweepstake was conducted under the watchful eyes of 8,000
spectators.Your e-mail address
attached to e-ticket number 05-32-44-45-50 (01-07) was
selected and it came out first by an e-ballot draw from over 250,000
e-mail
addresses (personal and corporate e-mail addresses).

This program is sponsored by CFI & HOLLAND CASINO to promote online
Gaming,
and we do hope that
upon collecting your winning, you will visit Holland Casino.

Congratulations for becoming one of the few lucky winners.
With your permission, your e-mail will also be included in the next
sweepstake.
You must claim your prize win (€1,000,000.00 )not later than 14-days
from
the moment you receive this e-mail.

In accordance with The Netherlands regulation on ON-LINE GAMING,which
states:
LOTTERY ORGANISER MUST NOT HAVE DIRECT CONTACT, WITH WINNERS.

We can only notify you of your winning, but under the law we work with,
we
cannot deal directly with you,
this measure is put in place, to ensure transperency.

In line with Art 54 sec 4, a claim agent registred with the Dutch
Gaming
Board, will be appointed on your behalf,
as your claim agent. He claim and process allyour claims on your
behalf,
and your money paid directly to you.
Dr Andre Espinoza of Quad Claims Finance, has been appointe don your
behalf, his appointment was considered,
on the grounds of his professional reputation in this field. You are
adviced to contact, as soon as possible.

Find below the contact details of your Claim Agent

QUAD CLAIMS FINANCE
Attention: ANDRE ESPINOZA
Karspeldreef 6A, 1101 CJ, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

E-mail: quadclaims@netscape.net
Telephone: (+31 616 231 495
Fax: (+31 847 218 225
Furnish them with the following:
(i). your name(s),
(ii) Your telephone and fax numbers
(iii) Your contact address
(iv) Your winning information (including amount won).

On behalf of our sponsors and all the staff and members of PSOF
SWEEPSTAKES, I say Congratulations.

Sincerely Yours
Vjertis Van Adrian (Ms.) CPA.
Coordinator: PSOFT. Euro Millions.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT REPLY TO THIS E-MAIL ADDRESS,WITH WHICH YOU ARE
RECEIVING THIS MAIL. THIS IS A SECURITY MEASURE.
ALL YOUR CORRESPONDECE MUST BE DIRECTED TO YOUR CLAIM AGENT.
SHOULD YOU HAVE PERSONAL QUESTIONS, WHICH YOU WANT US TO ANSWER.
THEN DO SEND YOUR MAILS TO: psofeurolottery@gawab.com

YOU HAVE BEEN INFORMED.

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