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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "transfer of your funds" (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 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.
  • services114@aim.com

Fraud email example:

From: florence van <florence@vanflorence.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 23:54:58 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS........YOU ARE A WINNER!!!


LOTTO NL. INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARD DEPARTMENT
Koningen Julianaplein 21, 2391 BD
Denhaag, The Netherlands
www.lotto.nl


CONFIRMATION OF RESULTS FOR ELECTRONIC EMAIL WINNERS



CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!


Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice, the
results of the electronic email users,selected in the
lotto NL international lottery promotions. We are
happy to inform you that you have emerged as a winner
under the Second Category which is part of our annual
promotional draws. The results of the draws have been
officially announced, and you emerged as a
winner.Kindly do not have doubt over your
participation in this lottery, as all Participants
were selected through an electronic computer ballot
system for all email users drawn from over 2,500,000
email addresses of individuals and companies from
Africa, America, Asia,Australia, Europe, Middle East,
Oceania, North American, and South American.


Your e-mail address, attached to ticket number
NL1267OPLT,with serial number WO-170Z-X and lucky
number 12,34,90,00,63,10 consequently won in the
Second Category. You have therefore been approved to
receive the sum of 1,000,000 (One Million Euros),
which is the winning payout for Second Category
winners.This is from a total cash prize of
10,000,000.00 (Ten Million Euros) which is the total
sum for the Ten (10) lucky winners in this category.


In your best interest, Kindly keep your winning and
batch numbers confidential to avoid mix up of numbers
and names of any kind. We advice that you keep your
winning informations out of the general public inorder
to avoid someone taking advantage of your winning
information, untill your funds have been remitted to
your account.This is part of our security protocol to
avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by
Participants/nonparticipants of this program. Please
contact our paying bank immediately for due processing
and remittance of your prize money.


NOTE: For easy reference and identification, find
below your Reference and Batch numbers. Remember to
quote these numbers in your correspondence with your
paying bank.Also give them the following informations

FULL NameS:

Telephone numbers and fax:

Age:

Address:

Occupation:

REF Number:LST/006/NL/LT1

BATCH No: BAT/LTNL/1236/0TY



Kindly be informed that your funds are presently
deposited at the Automated suspence account.To begin
your claims, You are adviced to immediately open an
account with the laagstehypotheekofferte.nl Bank to
facilitate the transfer of your funds immediately.
kindly contact the paying bank with the below
information:

***********************************************
Contact person:Mr VON VATT
laagstehypotheekofferte.nl
Amsterdarm,Netherlands
E-mail: services114@aim.com
Tel:0031-616-711-817
Fax:0031-847-235-420.

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

NOTE: All claims are nullified after 10 working days
from today if unclaimed.Congratulations once again
from all our staffs, and thank you for being part of
our promotions program.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Van-Bruce Florence
online co-ordinator

Anti-fraud resources:

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