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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million united states dollars" (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 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.
  • +31616055403 (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.
  • agentbankgirolott@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: vancomfort moses <vancomfort@vancomfort.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 17:11:07 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Winner







FROM:BANK GIRO LOTERIJ INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTION PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REF: DYK/82283922/769
BATCH: 11/621/2PDH /NL
www.bankgiroloterij.nl
Dear Winner,
Following official publication of results of the E-mail electronic online Sweepstakes organized by the Bank giro loterij corporation, the Slidecircuir award and the Heineken prizes in conjunction with the foundation for the promotion of software products, (F.P.S.), held on the 25st of September , 2006, in Amsterdam The Netherlands,wherein your electrononic email address emerged as one of the online winning emails in the 1st category and therefore attracted a cash award of $1,000,000 Dollars (One million Dollars only),
We write to officially notify you of this award and to advise you to contact the processing office immediately upon receipt of this message for more information concerning the verification, processing and eventual payment of the above prize to you.
It is important to note that your award information was released today the 4th of October 2006 with the following particulars attached to it.
(I) Award numbers: TL 22/53/110DF
(ii) Email ticket number: TL74/633/RS
(iii) BATCH NUMBER: 33/711/641/INL
(iv) The file REFERENCE NUMBER:: TL/822/552/11AK
Please contact the claim agents within 5 working days to facilitate the release of your prize, You are required to mention the above particulars of your award in every correspondence addressed to the
processing agents.
Mr. Wood Eddy
PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
BANK GIRO LOTERIJ INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PRIZE AWARD DEPT
Telephone :+31616055403
Fax number:+852-301-43428
Reply Email:agentbankgirolott@yahoo.com
This is from a total prize of Dollars. $6,000,000.00 (Six Million United States Dollars) shared among the Six (6) International winners in this
category.
You are expected to provide the following details below to your claims agent:

1)BATCH AND REFFERENCE NUMBERS:
2)FULL NAMES:
3)AGE:
4)OCCUPATION :
5)SEX:
6)PHONES NUMBERS:
7)FAX NUMBERS:
8)EMAIL ADDRESS:
9)COUNTRY OF RESIDENT:
10)NATIONALITY:
11)MAILING ADDRESS:
12)AMOUNT WON:
The Bank giro loterij Awards is sponsored by a consortium of software promotion companies.
The Intel Group, Toshiba, Dell Computers, Microsoft and other international companies.
The Bank giro loterij internet draw is held periodically and is so organized to encourage the use of the internet and promote computer literacy worldwide.
We are proud to say that over 20 Million Euro are won annually in more than 150 countries
worldwide.
Rememer, all winning must be claimed not later than 10th nov,2006.
Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,remember to quote your reference number and batch number in all correspondence.
Once again on behalf of all our staff,
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Sincerely,
Mrs.Comfort Moses

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