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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:

• 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.
  • +31644751046 (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.
  • casinomail1@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Program Center <infocasinocenter@aim.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 13:11:23 +0100
Subject: Jarig Bonte.Prize Confirmation

NOTICE! NOTICE!

THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRICE AWARD
DEPARTMENT.IN HOLLAND FREE LOTTO CASINO AWARD 2006.


REF: FINAL NOTICE

Dear Sir/Madam.

We are happy to inform you of the result of the free lotto casino programs held on November 14, 2006
your email address were attached to one of the ten winning TICKET NUMBER (WL/109) with GAME
NUMBER 925-43-06) SERIAL NUMBER 567501-DTL/18. YOUR REF:AT/WL62/08/06.SN. You have
therefore been approved for a cash prize pay out of 550,000,00 Euros( Five Hundred Fifty thousand
Euros)

CONGRATULATIONS!!

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system from our sponsors databases, including
over 6,000 companies and 10,000 individual E-mail addresses and names submitted by our agents
drawn from Africa, Europe, Asia, North And South America, Oceania and around the world.

To file for your urgent claim, please contact our affiliate agent.

MR BRAM ZIELMAN
CASINO AWARD AGENCY
Den Bosch the Netherlands
Tel: 0031-644-751-046
Fax: 0031-84-715-0344
E-mail:casinomail1@aim.com

It is part of our security procedure to avoid double claiming and to minimize identification difficulties
advise you to keep this information confidential until your claim is processed successfully and to avoid
unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. please note that non-residence winner will be
required to pay for issuance of winning certificate and all winnings must be claimed not later than
November 30, 2006.after this date all unclaimed winnings will be null and void.

In Order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications remember to quote your ticket number and
game numbers in all correspondence. Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our
agents as soon as possible.

Congratulations once more and thank you for being part of our promotional program. Note: Anybody
under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

Yours faithfully,

Jarig Bonte.Dc
Award Centre Co-coordinator.
REF: 20/LLD64869/WC

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam