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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.
• 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.
  • +447031870099 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • petersonvan@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: qkcNOTIFICATION. <lbfinfouk@excite.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 01:18:14 +0200
Subject: NOTIFICATION. qclkp

LOTTERY WINNERS/PRIZE AWARD
NOTIFICATION.
1600 B-1040 BRUXELLES.

Ref. Number: DH/4167/05
Batch ID: 13/5260/HL
Pin Number: 100 768 5437

Dear Winner

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the winners of the EURO STAKES (EUL) LOTTERY euro
lottery programs held on the 18th of may 2006.
This promotional program takes place every summer (Yearly) participants were selected through a
computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000 company and 30,000,000 individual email addresses and
names from all over the world, the lottery sponsored by leading Software Companies in Europe
and America in promoting awareness and patronage of their software packages.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 0767--45363763--254 with serial number 2015--05 drew
lucky numbers 44-56-47-567 which consequently won in the 3rd category. You have there fore been
approved for a lump sum pay of €1,500,000.00 euros (One Million Five hundred thousand euros) in cash
credited to your file with the

Ref: Number: DH/4167/05
Batch Number: 13/5260/HL.

This is from a total cash prize of €18.000.000.00 (Eighteen million Euros) shared among the Twelve
international winners in this category. Due to mix up of some numbers and names we ask that you keep
your winning information confidential until your claims have been processed and your money remitted to
you.

This is part of our security protocol in order to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this
program by some participants.
We hope with part of your winning you will take part in this year €36million euro international lottery.

To file for your claims please contact our financial agent with your details as required below this message;

VAN PETERSON
International Remittance /Credit unit
Facility Management Region
TEL: +44703 187 0099
FAX: +448712470500
Email:petersonvan@excite.com

Remember all winning must be claimed not later than 30th of August, 2006 thereafter all unclaimed funds
will be included in the next stake.

Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications Endeavour to quote your Pin
numbers in all first correspondence.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations!!

Once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.

Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

Sincerely yours,

Mrs. Annabel Muller

Lottery co-ordinator.
Administrative/Customer
Service. eurodraws2006

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