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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.
• 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.
  • +31619028580 (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.
  • postbank04@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Great Offers, for internet users" <great@greatoffers.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2006 19:13:34 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Contact the paying bank.





De Lotto Millions
Laan van Hoornwijck 55
2289 DG Rijswijk.
Netherlands.

Date: 5th November 2006

Sir/Madam,

CONGRATULATIONS: YOU WON 1,000,000.00 EURO.

We are pleased to inform you of the result of De lotto millions, your E-mail address appears as the confirmed Winner of our on line sweepstakes lottery program, which was held on the 4Th November 2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 15 78 20 62 75 (10 18).
With Prize Number (Batch 4): 120137185 drew a prize of 1,000,000.00
(One Million Euro). This lucky draw came first in the 1st Category of the Sweep stake.

You will receive the sum of 1,000,000.00 (One Million Euros) from our
authorized bank, because of some mix-up with sweep stake prizes,
Including the time limited placed on the payment of your prize: 1,000,000.00 Euros, we advice that you keep all information about this prize confidential until your funds: 1,000,000.00 Euro will be transferred to you by our bank.

You must adhere to this instruction, strictly, to avoid any delay with the release of your funds to your person. This sweepstakes was conducted under the watchful eyes of 10,000 Spectators, no ticket was sold to the public. Your e-mail address attached to e-ticket number 15 78 20 62 75 (10 18), was selected and it came out first by an e-ballot draw from over 800,000 e-mail addresses (personal and corporate e-mail addresses).

This program is sponsored by De lotto gaming board and CFI to compensate faithful lotto on-line members and Internet suffers around the globe.

Congratulations for becoming one of the few lucky winners.
With your permission, your e-mail will also be included in the next
Sweepstakes of 5Million Euros. You must claim our prize: 1,000,000.00 Euros not later than 10 days.
>From the moment you receive this e-mail. In order to avoid unnecessary
delays with your claim from the Bank. Please contact the bank immediately for verification of this message, and quote your winning and personal information now. Please note, you are required to make payment for the Cost of logistics, to the bank for the transferred of your won fund to you. For further information about, De lotto company, postbank and your claiming, please call Mr. Heermans De Jongh, co-ordinator for the postbank.

Here is the contact information:
Bank: Postbank.
Attention: Mr. Heermans De Jongh
E-mail:postbank04@aim.com
Telephone: +31 619 028 580.


Furnish them with the following:
(i). Your name(s),
(ii) Your telephone and fax numbers
(iii) Your contact address.
(iv) Your winning information (including amount won).
Congratulations in Advance!!!
Yours Faithfully,
Jean P. Maakie (Mrs.) CPA.
@ Copyright 2006 by De lotto, the Netherlands.

Anti-fraud resources:

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