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

Fraud email example:

From: "LOTTO.NL" <infol2006apaj@zwallet.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 09:15:00 +0600
Subject: CONGRATULATION YOU HAVE WON THE LOTTO

LOTTO.NL
Patenleen 23, 2288ee Rijwik
Den Haag, the <STRONG>N</STRONG>etherlands.
(Lotto affiliate with Subscriber Agents).
From: Joan Van He<FONT color=#34 96f>nk</FONT> (Lotto Coordinator)
Website: www.lotto.nl

ATTN: YOU ARE WON C0NTACT OU<SPAN>R PAYING BANK.

W</SPAN>e are pleased to inform you of the result o<U>f</U> the Lotto NL Winners International programs held <SPAN>on the 15th June 2006.Your e-mai</SPAN>l address attached to ticket #:00903228100 with prize # 7780<SPAN>09/UK drew
1,000,000.00 which was first in the 2ndclass</SPAN> of the d<FONT face=Arial>r</FONT>aws. You are to receive1,000,000.00 (one Million Euros).Because of mix up in cash pay-outs, we ask that you keep your winning informatio<SPAN>n confidential </SPAN>until your money (1,000,000.00) has been fully r<I>e</I>mitted to you by our accredited pay-point bank.

This measure must be adhere to avoid loss of
your <S>c</S>ash prize - winners of our cash prizes are advised to adhere to th<STRIKE>e</STRIKE>se instructions to forestall th<EM>e</EM> abuse of this program by other
participants. It's important to note that this draws were conducted formally, and winners are selected <FONT color=#a8c8b0>t</FONT>hrough an internet ballot <FONT color=#f9a122>s</FONT>ystem from 60,000 individual and companies e-mail addresses - the draws are cond<SPAN>ucted around the w</SPAN>orld through our internet based ballot system. The promoti<FONT face=Arial>o</FONT>n is sponsored and promoted by Lotto-NL. We congratulate you once again.
We hope you will use part of it in our next draws,<B> </B>the jackpot winning is ?85<U>m</U>illion.

Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 20 days from today. After this date all unclaimed cash <S>p</S>rize will be forfeited and included in the next sweepstake.

Please, in order to a<FONT face=Arial>v</FONT>oid unnecessary delays and complications remember to quote personal and winning number<SPAN>s in all</SPAN>
correspondence with us. Congratul<STRIKE>a</STRIKE>tions once again from all members of Lotto NL. Thank you for being part of our promotional program.
For immediate relea<B>se</B> of your cash prize to you, please kindly co<STRONG>nt</STRONG>act our paying bank address below. Send them the following information's:<SPAN>

(i) Your names.
(ii) Conta</SPAN>ct telephone and fax numbers.

(iii) Contac<SPAN>t Address.
(</SPAN>iv) Your winning numbers.
(v) Quote amount won.
{vi} Notification Date. <B>
</B>
Contact person: Mr. Patrick Rowley
Email:lee<SPAN>dbv@netscape.net
Tel: 00 31 633 701 450

C</SPAN>ongratulatio<STRONG>n</STRONG> once again
Your in service,
Joan Van Henk (Lotto Coordinater}

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