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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:

• 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.
  • +31641800559 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Donkard Van" <georgiainvest@sify.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 07:51:16 +0300
Subject: LOTTO. NL WINNER

LOTTO.NL,
Martin Luther Kinglaan 400,1111AR,
Diemen, The Netherlands.
(Lotto affiliate with Subscriber Agents).
From: Donkard Van
(Lottery Coordinator)
Website: www.lotto.nl
Sir/Madam,
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lotto NL Winners
International programs held on the 1st of July, 2006. Your e-mail address
attached to ticket #: 00203228888 with prize # 901023/NL drew 1,000,000.00
which was first in the 2nd class of the draws,you are to receive
1,000,000.00 (One Million Euros). Because of mix up in cash pay-outs, we ask
that you keep your winning information confidential until your money
(1,000,000.00 Euros) has been fully remitted to you by our accredited
pay-point bank.

This measure must be adhere to avoid loss of your cash prize - winners of
our cash prizes are advised to adhere to these instructions to forestall the
abuse of this program by other participants. It's important to note that
this draws were conducted formally, and winners are selected through an
internet ballot system from 60,000 individual and companies e-mail addresses
- the draws are conducted around the world through our internet based ballot
system. The promotion is sponsored and promoted by Lotto NL.

We congratulate you once again. We hope you will use part of it in our next
draws; the jackpot winning is 85million Euros. Remember, all winning must
be claimed not later than 20 days. After this date all unclaimed cash prize
will be forfeited and included in the next sweepstake. Please, in order to
avoid unnecessary delays and complications remember to quote personal and
winning numbers in all correspondence with us.

Congratulations once again from all members of Lotto NL. Thank you for
being part of our promotional program.

For immediate release of your cash prize to you, please kindly contact your
Claims Office ( Georgia Investment B.V).
Send them the following:

(i). Your names,
(ii) Contact telephone and fax numbers
(iii) Contact Address
(iv) your winning numbers
(v) Quote amount won.

Contact person: Mr. Mario Lance
E-mail: georgiainvestment@walla.com
Tel: +31 641 800 559
Tel/Fax:+31-847 147 853

Congratulations once again.
Yours in service,
Donkard Van
www.lotto.nl

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