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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:
  • "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.
  • +31644945431 (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.
  • mikelvanbeeker@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "zack sonnie" <zacksonie@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 17:07:28 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ONCE AGAIN

THE PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/ PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
STAATS/ZOMERLOTTO.NL
WWW.STAATSLOTERIJ.NL
POSTBUS 3313, 5902 RH, VENLO
THE NETHERLANDS.
TELL:+31-644-945-431 Fax +31-847-596-216


FROM ZOMER/STAATS LOTERIJ DE NETHERLANDS



We are pleased to inform you the release of the result of the
ZOMER/STAATSLOTERIJ INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION held on 16th August 2006, You
were entered as an independent client with: Reference Number: BA900245/75LT,
and Batch Number IP/55593/TLP.Your email address attached to the ticket
number: 34002 that drew the lucky winning number, which consequently won the
sweepstakes in the second category. You have been approved for a payment of
(500,000.Euros) FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS. In cash credited to file with
reference number: BA900245/75LT.
This is from a total cash prize of (FIVE MILLION EUROS) Shared among the ten
lucky winners. All participants were selected through a random computer
ballot system drawn from 91,000 (Ninety One thousand) names of email users
around the world, as part of our international promotion programmed to
promote the use of Internet thereby increasing the market share of computer
software’s.
Due to mix up of some names and addresses, we ask that you keep this award
personal discreet, till your claim has been processed and your funds
remitted to you. This is part of our security measures to avoid double
claiming or unwarranted taking advantage by other participants or
impersonators. To begin your claim, do file for the release of your winning
by contacting your accredited agent:
MR MIKEL VAN BEEKER
Email mikelvanbeeker@netscape.net
Phone: +31-644-945-431
YOUR SECURITY NUMBER IS V 11004/G9 (KEEP PERSONAL). Remember, your winning
must be claimed not latter than 10th September 2006, failure to claim your
winning prize, it will be added to the next international lottery promotion.
Due to unscrupulous acts by participants of this program, and as part of
precautionary measures to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of
this program by some persons. To enable us file in your name for payment,
please do provide the following information’s.
1. Full Names:.............................................
2. Residential Address:.................................
3. Phone Number:......................................
4. Fax Number:..........................................
5. Occupation:...........................................
6. Sex:......................................................
7. Age: ....................................................
8. Nationality:............................................
9. Present Country:...................................
10. Amount Won:......................................
Furthermore, should there be any change in your address Endeavor to inform
your claim agent as soon as possible and if you are below 18 years, you are
automatically disqualified. Thanks.

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ONCE AGAIN
Yours faithfully
ZACK SONNIE
COORDINATOR

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