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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.
• 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.
  • +31612314807 (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.
  • petedejong@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: GROUP LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL <grouplottery2006@yahoo.de>
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 19:24:46 +0200
Subject: Contact Mr.Peter Jong.

MANAGEMENT, GROUP LOTTERY PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARD DEPARTMENT,
AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS.


We announce the winners of the GROUP LOTTERY held on 9th June 2006. Your personal e-mail
address, attached to winning number 23-76-06-54-42-100, with serial number 647489, consequently won
in the Tenth lottery category.

You are therefore been approved for lump sums pay out of €1.000.000.00 Euros ($1.723.448.18 USD)
in cash Credited to file REF NO: MSW/56B-672GH/L and winning number 23-76-06-54-42-100, this is
from total prize money of 6,000,000.00 Euros, shared among the five (5)international winners in this
category.

This Lotto mega lottery is approved by the Netherlands Gaming Board and also Licensed by the The
International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).This promotional Lotto is the tenth of its kind and
we intend to sensitize the public.To begin the processing of your prize award you are to contact your
claims officer through our accredited Prize Transfer agents via e-mail as stated below:

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn form 42,000 Names, 6,000 names
from each continent, as part of International "E-MAIL" Promotions Program, and for the Continues use of
E-mail. Your fund (certified Cashiers cheque) has been insured with your REF NO: MSW/56B-672GH/L
and winning number 23-76-06-54-42-100. To claim your winning prize, you must first contact the claims
department by email for Processing and remittance of your prize money to you. The claims processor is:

Name: MR Peter Jong
Tel: 0031-612-314-807
Fax: 0031-84-727-2101
Fax: 0031-84-758-1627
E-mail: petedejong@netscape.net

Do email the above email address, at once. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
please remember to quote your reference and winning numbers in all correspondences with your claims
officer.
Claims Requirements:

1. Full Name:..............................................................
2. Address:...............................................................
3.Nationality:...........................................................
4. Age:.........................Date of Birth:.............................
5. Occupation:............................................................
6.Phone:...............Phone 2:...................Fax:....................
7. State of Origin:......................Country:.........................

A scanned photo identification of your self should be sent via email or Fax. You are advised to forward
these information's as soon as possible to enable him attend to your file. Congratulations once again,

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Jerry Smith
(group lottery) http://www.lotto.nl



Warning
A fake firm using group lottery name has been sending out emails, promising people a winning over € 2
million. If you have received these emails we strongly advice you to report this fraud to the local
authorities!

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