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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim 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 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.
  • +31649208996 (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.
  • claimofficerpatricks@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: POWERBALL-WHEEL E-GAME 2006 <andrewpatrick@casino.com>
Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2006 16:33:55 -0500
Subject: NOTICE OF CONSOLATION PRIZE WINNING

 

POWERBALL LOTTO. BV
POWERBALL-WHEEL E-GAME 2006

Dear Consolation Prize Winner,

NOTICE OF CONSOLATION PRIZE WINNING

This email confirms that you have been notified of by the POWERBALL INTER LOTTO BV The Netherlands of your email lottery winning for 2006 Power ball Lotto - Wheel E-game held on 1st July 2006.

We wish to congratulate you on the selection of your email coupon number which was selected among the 45 lucky consolation prize winners.

Your email ID identified with Coupon No.PBL2348974321 and was selected by Electronic Random Selection System (ERSS) with entries from the 50,000 different email addresses enrolled for the Lotto-Wheel E-game. Your email ID included among the 50,000 different email addresses where submitted by our partner international email provider companies.

Prize Ref No.: PBL/CN/6654/CP
Lottery Group: Consolation Prize Group
Prize Amount: US $500,000 Five Hundred Thousand Dollars Only

Your funds is now deposited with our Payment/Finance Department in the security company to your name ,Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this winning a top secret from the public notice until your claims has been processed and remitted to your account as this is a part of the security protocol, to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by participants.

We hope with a part of your winnings, you will take part in our next end of year stake US $ 1million POWERBALL INTER LOTTO BV.

You are required to file claims for your lottery prize winning by contacting the Lottery Claims Processing Officer with your winning information provided above.

Lottery Claims Officer:

Name: Mr. Andrew Patrick
Email; claimofficerpatricks@myway.com
Tel: 0031649208996 or +31649208996
Fax: 0031847520588 or +31847520588

For processing and remittance of your cash to a designated account of your choice.Remember, all winnings must be claimed not later than 30th of July 2006, After this date, All unclaimed funds will be returned to the promotion company.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your Prize Ref  number and Coupon numbers and also with your telephone and fax numbers respectively in every correspondence with your claim agent. Furthermore,should there be any change of your address, do inform your claim agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations once again from all our staffs on your consolation prize winning, we hope you will partake in our forth coming Power ball Lotto-Wheel Email-games.

Yours truly,

Mrs.Roseline Donald,
(Lottery Coordinator)

 

 

 

 

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