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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "fiduciary 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!

Fraud email example:

From: "OCEANIC-FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL" <staatsloterij@i12.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: cititconsutant@aol.com
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 11:39:43 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS

OCEANIC-FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL / The staatsloterij Lotto Company
www.staatsloterij.nl

Under the International Lottery and Swiss Lotto
UK HEAD OFFICE
Unit 7, Parkway Trading Est.,
Cranford La, Hounslow,
Amsterdam Branch,
Netherlands.

OCEANIC-FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL
Amsterdam,Netherlands.
REF NUMBER:[FL2/05/207152/SK/IE]

We are happy to inform you that your email address has been selected as one of the lucky email addresses in the category "B" of the online lotto conducted by OCEANIC FOUNDATION.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
The cyber-Lotto was conducted by a first of its kind automated computer balloting system, where by email addresses(30,000 email addresses),were extracted from all continents of the world.A draw was held in different categories and winners emerged from different parts of the world and they are entitled to various cash prizes depending on their different categories.

Thus, you are entitled to a prize money of 850,000Eros ) Eight Hndred and Fifty Thousand Eros) Reference number for your prize is:[FL2/05/207152/SK/IE] Ticket number:[962901-PCF03] As a category B winner, you have been selected by computer balloting system where only email addresses are soughted,from a total number of 30,000 email addresses drawn from all over the globe.

After an automated computer ballot of our International Promotions Program, only ONE winner emerged in this category and therefore you are to receive payout of 850,000Eros )Eight Hndred and Fifty Thousand Eros)
This promotional program takes place every year, and is promoted and sponsored by eminent personalities like the Sultan of Brunei,and other corporate organisations.This is to encourage the use of the internet and computers worldwide.

To immediately claim your prize, please contact our fiduciary agent below are the contact information of your fiiduciary agent:
===================================
PRUDENT FINANCIER INT
Amsterdam Netherland.
Contact:Mr.Pieter Van Daneil
Email:cititconsutant@aol.com
====================================
Provide Prize reference number-[FL2/05/207152/SK/IE]and winning ticket number [962901-PCF03] for confirmation. In your best interest(s), you must initiate contact within one week of receipt of this correspondence.
You are to provide the below details, to enable the speedy evaluation and processing of your winnings. we advice that you adhere strictly to their procedures to avoid any disqualifications and subsequent cancellation

LOTTERY PAYMENT APPLICATION FORM
(To be completed by lottery winners only)
Ticket Number: ...............................................
Reference Number:............................................
First Name: ......................................................
Last Name:.....................................................
Home Address:..................................................
Town/City: .....................................................
Post Code: ......................................................
Country: ............................................................
Telephone (Home): .........................................
Mobile: ............................................................
Fax (Private): ...................................................
Fax (Office): .....................................................
Email Address: ................................................
Date of Birth: ...................................................
Occupation: ....................................................
Marital Status: ....................................................
I.............................???hereby declare that the above information are
true and binding on me. If at any time it is discovered that I have given false
information, I will forfeit my rights to my winnings.theabove detailed information will be absolutely necessary to file in your claims.
*********************************************************************
Note that, all winnings must be claimed not later than Two Weeks
starting from today 25th Oct 2006,
*********************************************************************
You may be required to provide any of the above information during the process of collecting your prize.

We congratulate you once again and it is our hope that you participate in any of our international programs in the nearest future.

Thank you.
Sincerely,
Mrs Peggy Martins,
Promotions Manager

Please be informed that NON RESIDENTS of Netherlands will be required to
procure a Affidavits of Lotto Claim/Court clearance certificate from the
Court in Netherland prior to award payment policy of Organisers/European
Gaming Board as required by the Clearance office.

Please be aware that your Paying Authority wills Effect Payment Swiftly upon
satisfactory Report, Verifications and validation provided by this Clearance Office

We also encourage you to visit our website at www.staatsloterij.nl and
take your chance to play and become part of our daily winners.
Millions are won on a daily basis on one of the world's most famous
The staatsloterij.nl lotto service.

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