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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • +31649212800 (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.
  • processingoffice@gawab.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: finela trans <finela@finelatrans.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 12:22:07 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! WINNING REF NO:S23/15/40/12/29


KRASLOT LOTTERY NETHERLANDS
CERAMSTRAAT 100J
1104 CH,AMSTERDAM
NETHERLAND.
(Customer Services)
REF: S23/15/40/12/29/
BATCH: 54/010/0-PD

EMAIL WINNING CONFIRMATION NOTICE:

Dear Sir/Madam

We are glad to inform you that your E-mail address appears as the confirmed Winner of our last KRASLOT email lottery program held on the 19th of october 2006.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 216-365-787 with Serial number 34/15/65 drew lucky numbers 32-15-54-35-47, which Consequently won in the 2NDcategory,you have therefore been approved for a lump sum payment of 750,000,00 EURO {SEVEN HUNDRED ANDFIFTY THOUSAND EUROS ONLY}.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
This promotional program takes place every year. All participants were selected through a computer
ballot system raw from over 100,000 companies and
50,000, 000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications
please remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence. We ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money remitted to you. To file for your claim or for further details, please contact our agent:

MR PIXIE TURKER
Overseas Claims Unit
PROBOND FINANCE & SECURITY
HERENSTRAAT 212
1012 kk AMSTERDAM,
NETHERLAND
Email: processingoffice@gawab.com
Tel: +31-649-212-800

In respect of our commitment towards helping the less privilege, we ask that you voluntarily contribute 1% of your Global winnings to any charity organization you desire at your convenience. Note that all winning must be claimed not later than one mounth. After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake. Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Finela Transofa
(Lottery coordinator)
www.kraslot.nl
KRASLOT LOTTERY NETHERLANDS
CERAMSTRAAT 100J
1104 CH,AMSTERDAM
NETHERLAND.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam