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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")
• 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.
  • giroinfo@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Bank" <bank_giro_info@excite.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 19:11:29 +1100
Subject: From bank Giro loterij Intl bv.

FROM:BANK GIRO LOTERIJ INTERNATIONAL
VAN EEGHENSTRAAT 70, 1071GK, AMSTERDAM.
PROMOTION PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REF: DYK/82283922/769
BATCH: 11/621/2PDH /NL

Dear Winner,

Following official publication of results of the
E-mail electronic online Sweepstakes organized by the
Bank giro loterij corporation, the Slidecircuit award
and the Heineken prizes in conjunction with the
foundation for the promotion of software products,
(F.P.S.), held on the 21st ,June , 2006, in
Amsterdam The Netherlands,wherein your electrononic
email address emerged as one of the online winning
emails in the 1st category and therefore attracted a
cash award of 1,000,000 Euros (One million Euros
only),

We write to officially notify you of this award and to
advise you to contact the processing office
immediately upon receipt of this message for more
information concerning the verification, processing
and eventual payment of the above prize to you.

It is important to note that your award information
was released today the 27th, June 2006 with the
following particulars attached to it.

(I) Award numbers: TL 22/15409
(ii) Email ticket number: TL754/22/76
(iii) BATCH NUMBER: 75/011/INL
(iv) The file REFERENCE NUMBER:: TL/0534/30/05

Please contact the claim agents within 5 working days
to facilitate the release of your prize, You are
required to mention the above particulars of your
award in every correspondence addressed to the
processing agents.

MR RUUD JOHAN,
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS & FOREIGN TRANSFERS.
BANK/GIRO LOTTERY CLAIMS AGENTS.
PHONE-0031-644-863-956.
FAX - 0031-847-228-715.
Reply Email: giroinfo@excite.com.

The Bank giro loterij Awards is sponsored by a
consortium of software promotion companies.

The Intel Group, Toshiba, Dell Computers, Microsoft
and other international companies.

The Bank giro loterij internet draw is held
periodically and is so organized to encourage the use
of the internet and promote computer literacy
worldwide.

We are proud to say that over 20 Million Euro are won
annually in more than 150 countries worldwide.

Rememer, all winning must be claimed not later than
12th July,2006.

Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays
andcomplications,remember to quote your reference
number and batch number in all correspondence.

Once again on behalf of all our staff,
CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Sincerely,

Mrs Rebecca de Boer,
Promotions Coordinator .

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