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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "foreign service manager" (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 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.
  • paulthijs@lexpress.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Crunz" <clacrunz@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 11:44:21 -1200
Subject: Certification Of Payment For Your AWard

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,

THELOTTER PROMO LOTTERY,THE
NETHERLANDS.
CAMPERST 40-42 1091 AG
AMSTERDAM,NETHERLANDS.

REF: OYL /96510460037/05
BATCH: 24/00319/IPD

ATTENTION: RE/AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement of winners
of the THELOTTER PROMO LOTTERY,THE
NETHERLANDS/INTERNATIONAL,PROGRAMMES held on May 28th, 2006

You are attached to ticket number 023-0148-790-459, with
serial number 5073-11 drew the lucky numbers
43-11-44-37-10-40, and consequently won the lottery in the
3rd category.You have therefore been approved for a lump sum
pay out of US$850,000.00 in cash credited to file REF
NO.OYL/96510460037/05.This is from total prize money of
US$24,650,000.00 shared among the Twenty-Nine international
winners in this category.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from 25,000 names from Australia,New
Zealand,America, Europe, North America and Asia as part of
International Promotions Program, which is conducted
annually.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with a Security Firm in
Amsterdam. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we
ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice
until your claim has been processed and your money remitted
to your account. This is part of our security protocol to
avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants
of this program. We hope with a part of you prize, you will
articipate in our end of year high stakes US$1.3 Million
International Lottery.

To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent;

MR THIJS
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER, RAYMOND CROSSROAD, AMSTERDAM,

Email: paulthijs@lexpress.net


For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a
designated account of your choice. Remember, all prize money
must be claimed not later than June 30th,2006. After this
date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, please remember to quote your reference and
batch numbers in every one of your correspondences with your
agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of your
address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for
being part of our promotions programme.

Sincerely,
Alcocer
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, THELOTTER PROMO LOTTERY,THE
NETHERLANDS.

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
winners will result to disqualification.
SORRY FOR THE LATE INFORMATION THANKS

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam