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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:
  • "claims 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 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.
  • infolottspor3@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "forlano grace" <forlangrace181@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 13:32:49 +0100
Subject: AWARD!!!!!!!!!!

The National money balls Lottery
(Customer Services)
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
Ref: XKL /26514462137/05
Batch: 24/20319/IPD
Dear Winner,
We happily announce to you the draw (#1088) of the BELGIUM ,online
Sweepstakes International program held on 12th AUGUST 2006, e-mail
address attached to ticket number:56475620545 189 with Serial number
54768/22 drew the lucky numbers:0471864
Which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e. match 5 plus
bonus.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of $1,000.000.00(One
Million Dollars) in cash credited to file XKL /26510462137/05.
This is from a total cash prize of 10 million Dollars shared amongst the
(10) lucky winners in this category i.e. Match 1 plus bonus. All
participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide
Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000
unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This
promotion takes place one time in a year.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet
representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon.
In view of this, your (One Million Dollars) would be released to you by any
of our payment offices in Europe.
Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact him.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in
whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.
This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program.
Please be warned. To file for your claim, please contact our claims agent:
Overseas Claims Unit
Belgium Lottery Fiduciary
MR.ROBERT HUTH
Email:infolottspor3@netscape.net
Tel:0032-485925540
Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate
the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. You may wish to
establish contact via e-mail with the particulars presented above citing the
batch and reference numbers to this letter.
Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and
press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so
desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of
confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems
associated with fraudulent claims. This is part of our precautionary
measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.
Good luck from me and members of staff of the Belgium money balls National
LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs. FORLANO GRACE
Online co-ordinator for Belgium NATIONAL LOTTERY

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