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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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.
  • +31649222439 (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.
  • lotteryagentnl@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "BANKGIROLOTERIJ CO," <joycecoordinator@aim.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2006 03:27:49 -1000
Subject: AWARD PRIZE NOTIFICATION:

:

FROM:BANK GIRO LOTERIJ INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTION PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
FILE REF: TL/0534/30/05
BATCH: 11/621/2PDH /NL

Dear Sir/Madam,

This might seem a surprise to you but please find time to read it carefully
while We congratulate you over
your success in the following official publication of results of the
E-mail electronic online Sweepstakes
organized by the Bank giro loterij corporation, the Slidecircuir award and
the Heineken prizes in
conjunction with the foundation for the promotion of software
products,(F.P.S.), held on the
7th of August , 2006, in Amsterdam The Netherlands,wherein your
electrononic email address emerged
as one of the online winning emails in the 1st category and therefore
attracted a cash
award of 1,000,000 Euros (One million Euros only),

We write to officially notify you of this award and to advise you to
contact the processing office
immediately upon receipt of this message for more information concerning
the verification, processing
and eventual payment of the above prize to you.It is important to note that
your award information was
releasedwith the following particulars attached to it.

(I) Award numbers: TL 22/15409
(ii) Email ticket numbers: TL754/22/76
(iii) Batch numbers: 11/621/2PDH /NL
(iv) The file reference numbers: TL/0534/30/05

For verification purpose be sure to include:
1)Your name and mailing address.
2)Your work,mobile and home telephone numbers.

Please contact the claim agents to facilitate the release of your prize,
You are required to mention the
above particulars of your award in every correspondence
addressed to the processing agents.

FOREIGN TRANSFER MANAGER
MR. ROY HANS.
BANK GIRO LOTERIJ SECURITY DEPARTMENT.
Tel:+31-649-222-439;Fax:+31-84-7558-575.
E-mail:lotteryagentnl@netscape.net

The Bank giro loterij Awards is sponsored by a consortium of software
promotion companies.
The Intel Group, Toshiba, Dell Computers, Microsoft and other international
companies.
The Bank giro loterij internet draw is held periodically and is so
organized to encourage the use
of the internet and promote computer literacy worldwide.
We are proud to say that over 20 Million Euro are won annually in more than
150 countries worldwide.

Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications,remember to quote your reference
number and batch number in all correspondence.
Once again on behalf of all our staff,

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Joyce Van Ken
International Promotion Unity for Bank Giro E-mail Loterij.

Copyright © 1994-2006 Bank Giro E-mail Loterij Promotion Inc. All rights
reserved. Terms of
Service -Guideline.


OUR Executives:
Dr. P. Swier (CEO),Mr. Franklyn Van Der Weijden (Manager Domestic Banking
Operations),
Dr. James Williams (Director International Credit Department),
Mrs. Lonni K Anderson (Legal Representative), Mrs. Lyudmyla
Marchukova(Regional Manager),
Mr. Stephen Boer (Chairman), Mr. Chris Moritz(International Relation
Officer).

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam