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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:
  • "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 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.
  • +31648753611 (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.
  • claimsagency4444@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Staatsloterij" <rudhall5000@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2006 17:30:47 -0600
Subject: Contact your claims agent.

Ticket No: 12077
YOUR WINNING DETAILS
Ref No: GML/2551256003/11
Batch No: 14/0017/IPD
serial No: GMLA2-003
Ticket No: 12077
Lucky No: 425448/7785.
Attn: Lottery Winner,
FINAL NOTICE NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the staatsloterij lottery
programs held on 5th of July, 2006
with your e-mail address attached to one of the winning ticket numbers.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 1,250,117.00
(One Million Two Hundred and fifty Thousand, One Hundred and Seventeen
euros)
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system from our
sponsors databases,
including over 50,000 companies and 150,000 individual E-mail addresses and
names submitted
by our agents drawn from Asia, Africa, Europe, North And South America and
around the world.
To begin your claim, do file for the release of your winning by contacting
our accredited agent:
MR.MORIS COLEMAN
Foreign Transfer Manager,
TEL:+31-648-753-611
FAX:+31-847-132-732
claimsagency4444@netscape.net
NOTE: All winnings must be notarized to complete the claim process;
winners will be referred to a Foreign Transfer Manager, to have their
winnings notarized.
STAATSLOTERIJ.
Please note that all winnings must be claimed not later than 28th of Sept.
2006,
After this date all unclaimed winnings will be null and void.
In Order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications remember to quote
your reference
number and batch numbers in all correspondence. Furthermore, should
there be any change of address do inform our agents as soon as possible.
Congratulations once more and thank you for being part of our promotional
program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.
Yours faithfully,
MRS. ROSE JONG.
Contact your claims agent Mr. Morris Coleman at
claimsagency4444@netscape.net

Anti-fraud resources:

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