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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.
  • +31611455906 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: mmooresecfinabv@netscape.net
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 05:15:09 -0400
Subject: CLAIMS APPROVAL/REQUIREMENT

MOORE & MOORE SECURITIES/FINANCE BV
VAN WOUSTRAAT 196, 1073NB
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS.
TEL: +31-611-455-906
FAX: +31-847-595-920

Attn:VICTIM-FULLNAME,
This is to acknowledge the receipt of your email regarding your BingoLoterij NL Prize Award and you must note that this is hundred percent real and legitimate.You are required to send your identification(either a valid copy of your international passport or a driver's license)for verification by email attachment(scan) or fax. Thereafter, you will be sent the payment processing and application forms which you are to fill correctly and send back .When these forms are completed and returned , your file will be forwarded to theTHE NETHERLANDS GAMES CONTROL BOARD (N.G.C.B), The Hague(Den Haag) for notorization before the final release of your prize to you.Be advised to keep your winnings confidential until we have your funds/prize of one million euros only(1,000,000.00euros ) remited to you.Congratulations once again.

Regards,
Dr.Morgan Phillips.
(Foreign Operations Manager)

Anti-fraud resources:

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