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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.
  • +31616231495 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Staatlotterij" <worldlottery@casinomail.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 10:00:25 -0600
Subject: Congratulations you have won (WINNING NOTIFICATION)




THE NETHERLAND WORLD LOTTERY

215 Prince Klause weg. Den Haag

Netherland.

www.lotto.nl



PIN No: 621290042CM



In view of the yearly promotion of the above named organisation held on the
15th of July, 2006; It is my pleasure to inform you that your e-mail
address, as attached to the above PIN No:: 621290042CM, came up in the third
dip.



You have therefore been picked as the lucky owner of the PIN No as attached
to your email with the designated amount of Eight Hundred & Fifty thousand,
Nine Hundred & Fifty Euro{€850,950.00}.



* This programme is financed by a group of corporate establishments and
non-governmental organisation, from major cities worldwide. Based on
management regulations, you are to remit 10% of the winnings to a reputable
non governmental organization, after receiving your fund.



To process your winnings, contact immediately the designated consultant
with the following information below



QUAD CLAIMS BV

Tel: +31-616-231-495
Fax: +31-847-218-225
e-mail:info@quadclaims.org or henryedwards@quadclaims.org

Contact Person: Dr Henry Edwards


We advise that all information’s about your winnings must be kept very
confidential {especially the Pin number}, until you have received your
winnings in your bank account, which should be within 4-7 working days.



The Validity period of the winnings is for 14 working days hence you are
expected to make your claims immediately.



Accept my heart felt congratulations.



Yours sincerely,



FLORINDO WEBER (MR)

PROGRAM CO-ORDINATOR



NB; Ensure that your PIN No is sent in your response to the above
designated office.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam