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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.
• 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 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.
  • gl_international@gawab.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: GLOBAL LOTTO INTERNATIONAL <gl_international@walla.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 04:01:54 +0200
Subject: LUCKY WINNER

Global Lotto International
European Promotional Draws **************************************************** Amsterdam Netherlands
***************************************************** Claims Department Ref: MMCAN/652311872/05 Batch:
074/05/369MM WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you the draw of the Lotto Netherlands International Global Lottery
International programs held in Netherlands.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 564700564321 with Serial number 4265/02 drew the
lucky numbers: 31-05-75-67-25-04, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 500,000.00 Thousand Euros{five hundred
thousand euros}only in cash credited to file Ref. No: MMCAN/652311872/05.
This is from a total cash prize of Euros 7.5Million , shared amongst the first Fiftenn (15) lucky winners in
this category. All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw
system and extracted from over 150,000 individual/ company e-mail addresses. This promotion takes
place annually.
In view of this, your Euros 500,000.00 (five hundred Thousand Euros) would be released to you by our
payment office in europe. To begin your lottery claim, do contact the claims manager :
MR. PETER HANS GOUCH
CLAIMS MANAGER
LOTTO NETHERLANDS
email- gl_international@gawab.com
Fax -31-847-305-641
Tel -31-6455-250-42

Note that all winning must be claimed not later than 11th of September,2006. After this date all
unclaimed funds will be included in the next year draws.
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 not hesitate inform your claims manager as soon
as possible. Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our
promotional program.
Yours Sincerely,
MRS. ANNA MICHAEL
email: gl_international@gawab.com

Lottery Coordinator
***************************************************************************************************************
DISCLAIMER: This communication is for the exclusive use of the intended recipient (s) and shall not
attach any liability on the originator, Lotto Netherlands International. If you are the addressee, the
contents of this letter are intended for your use only and it shall not be forwarded to any third party,
without first obtaining written authorizations from the originator. It may contain information, which is
confidential and legally privileged and the same shall not be used or dealt with by any third party in any
manner without the specific consent of Global Lotto International

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