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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "transfer of your funds" (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 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.
  • +31616372634 (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.
  • snsbank_patrick@mail.md (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: marc davies <marc_davies1000@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 04:43:36 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: RECENT WINNERS


RECENT WINNERS
HELLO!!
MAGNESIUM
HEAD OFFICE:
DE CLERCQSTRAAT 144,
1053 AK, AMSTERDAM


Attn:VICTIMNAME,


Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice, the results of the Category draws of THE MAGNESIUM LOTTERY STAKES INT. We are happy to inform you that you have emerged a winner under the second Category, which is part of our promotional draws. The draws are being officially announced today 20th of May, 2006 in The Netherlands.
Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
100,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from Africa,
America, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, and Oceania as part of
our International Promotions Program.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 2752246896 with batch number AT-040SB03-06, and lucky numbers: 31-6-26-13-35-7, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of ONE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS (US$1,000,000.00) in cash credited to reference number: SNL/4249859609/WP1 made available from a total cash prize of 10 Million United State Dollars, shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category. This year Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for Snowball Lottery.
This is promotional program takes place bi-annually, and it is promoted and sponsored Orient software corporation (Orient Networks). It is met to reward some individuals and corporations who have devoted their time and resources surfing the World Wide Web (www) with their email addresses.

Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 20 days of this notification, after the expiration of that time frame, if your funds are unclaimed, it will be refunded to us and included in our next draws. We hope you will use part of your cash prize to participate in our next $18million draws in October 2006.

Lastly, in order to avoid unnecessary delays/complications with the transfer of your funds to you, please always remember to quote your Code number in all
correspondence with the paying bank {prime bank}.

SNS BANK NL
FOREIGN REMITTANCE/TRANSFER DEPARTMENT,
Contact person: Mr.Patrick Bones
Tel: +31-616-372-634
Fax: +31-649-022-415
Email:snsbank_patrick@mail.md

Furthermore, should there be any change of your present address, please notify us immediately so to make the appropriate adjustment.Congratulations from the management and staffs of Magnesium Lottery Stakes.

Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Ruth Peterson
Coordinator/Manager



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