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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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 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.
  • +31623117432 (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.
  • salemtrust@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "POWERBALL" <powerballbv1@walla.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 00:40:39 +0600
Subject: THIRD CATEGORY DRAW!!!

THIRD CATEGORY DRAW!!!

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
POWERBALL LOTTO BV.

Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice, the results of the We
are happy to inform you that you have
emerged a winner under the third Category, which is part of our promotional
draws. The draws are being officially
announced this day the 9th of September, 2006. Participants were selected
through a computer ballot system
drawn from 1,000,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from
Africa, America, Asia, Australia,
Europe, Middle East, and Oceania as part of our International Promotions
Program.

Your e- mail address attached to serial number: 1174014 with BATCH NUMBER:
NL- 030PB44-11. which
subsequently won you the lotto in the 3rd category. You have therefore been
approved to claim a total sum
of ONE MILLION, THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS
(US$1,300,000.00) in cash
credited to REFERENCE NUMBER: PBL/247751407/BV made available from a total
cash prize of 13 Million
United State Dollars, shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in
this category. This year Lottery Program
Jackpot is the largest ever for Powerball Lotto.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our booklet
representative office in Europe as indicated
in our play coupon. ONE MILLION, THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE
DOLLARS ($1.3M USD)
would be released to you by our affiliate bank in The- Netherlands.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Your fund is now deposited with the paying Bank. In your best interest to
aviod mix up of numbers and names
of any kind, we request that you keep the entire details of your award
strictly from public notice until the process
of transferring your claims has been completed, and your funds remitted to
your account.

NOTE: All winnings must be notarized and a certificate of award must be
obtained from the Netherlands Gaming
Control Board to complete the claims process, this certificate can only be
obtained through legal representation
so winners will be referred to our Regional Director to assist in this
process. Winners are to cover the legal charges
for the notarization of the claim forms and the acquisition of the
certificate of award not POWERBALL LOTTO BV.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or
unscrupulous acts by participants/nonparticipants
of this program. Please contact your claims agent immediately for due
processing and remittance of your
prize money to a designated account of your choice: You are advised to
contact your claim agent by email or
telephone number below. Failure to do so may warrant disqualification.
NOTE: For easy reference and
identification, find below your Reference and Batch numbers. Remember to
quote these numbers in your
correspondence with your claims agent.

REFERENCE NUMBER: PBL/247751407/BV
BATCH NUMBER: NL-030PB44-11.

To file for your claim,please contact the fiduciary agent.

***********************************************

MR. HENK GIBSON.
SALEM GUARANTY & TRUST COY. LTD.
E-mail: salemtrust@aim.com
Phone: +31- 623-117-432

***********************************************

You are to forward the following informations/details to our fiduciary
agent for the processing of your claim.

1. Full Names
2. Batch and Reference Number
3. Residential Address
4. Phone & Fax Number
5. Occupation
6. Age
7. Nationality

Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part
of our promotions program.

Sincerely Yours,

MRS. KAREN VAART.
THE PROMOTION COORDINATOR,

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