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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • +31619251591 (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.
  • winnersclaimdep1@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Lucky Day Lottery" <winnersclaimdep1@aim.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 09:53:38 +1100
Subject: 2nd Category Winner

LUCKYDAY LOTTERY THE NETHERLANDS
2ND CATEGORY PRIZE WINNERS.
Batch Number: SY2202222-SS77
Ref. Number: 556/001/6118.

Sir/Madam,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners
International programs held on the 29th of July 2006, the result was
officially announce today the 29th day of August 2006. Your e-mail address
attached to ticket 566677700022 with serial number 3331-661 drew lucky
numbers 20-70-35-49-41-45-46 which consequently won in the 2nd category, you
have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$ 1,450,000.00(One
Million Four Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).

Congratulations!!!
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning
information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money
Remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants and NON
participants of this program.
All 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, we hope with part of your winning prize you will take
part in our next year USD50 million international lotto. To file for your
claim, please contact our claim department for the remittance of your
winning.

Mr. Raymond Dennis
Director of Operation
Winners Claims Department
Tel: +31-619-251-591 Fax: +31-847-512-664
Contact Email Address: winnersclaimdep1@aim.com

Remember all winning must be claimed not later than 25th of September 2006.
After this date, all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake.
Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please
remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all
correspondence.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our claim
officer Mr. Raymond Dennis 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,
Mr. Carol van Basten.
Lottery Coordinator.

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