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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)
  • "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!
• 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.
  • +31620800977 (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.
  • logistics76@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ute@uteute.orangehome.co.uk
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2006 14:19:25 +0100 (CET)
Subject: FROM THE DIRECTOR OF PROMOTIONS.


FROM THE DIRECTOR OF PROMOTIONS.
DE LOTTO NL. INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
BEZOEKADRES:
LAAN VAN HOORNWIJCK 55
2289 DG RIJSWIJK
AMSTERDAM THE NETHERLANDS.

Dear Sir/Madam,

We are pleased to inform you of the release, of the long awaited results THE LOTTO NL.PROMO INT held on the 30th October 2006.You were entered unaware as a independent participants with: Reference Number: NL/DCC77724355, and Batch Number NL/70706/NCT.Your email address attached to the ticket number: 04477, Serial# REC021.Draw Lucky # 8754666 that drew the lucky winning number, which consequently won DE LOTTERY NL PROMOTION in the first category in three parts.

You have been approved for a payment of the sum US$2,500,000.00 (Two Million Five Hundred Thousand U.S.Dollars.) in cash credited to file reference number: NL/DBB 77724355. This is from a total cash prize of US$250,000,000.00(Twenty-Five Million U.S.Dollars) shared among the ten international winners in first categories.

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S

All participants were selected through e-mail computer ballot system drawn from over 90,000 (Ninety thousand) names of email users around the world, as part of our international promotion program of all software users around the world.

Due to mix up of some names and addresses, we urge you to keep this winning personal and discreet until your claims have been processed and your funds remitted to you, this is part of our security measures to avoid double claiming or unwarranted abuse of the system by other participants or impersonators. Your fund is now deposited with the paying Bank. To begin your claim, do file for the release of your winning by contacting our accredited fiduciary agent, who will guide you step by step until your winning prize is paid to you.

Contact Person: Mr Able Mark
(International Remittance Department)
CONTINENTAL ALLIANCE FINANCE & SECURITIES
TEL: 0031-620-800-977
FAX: 0031-847-114-633
Email:logistics76@aim.com
Also give him the following information,
1. FULL NAMES
2. CONTACT MAILING ADDRESS
3. STATE
4. TELEPHONE NUMBER
5. FAX NUMBER
6. OCCUPATION
REF Number:NL/DCC77724355.
BATCH No:NL/70706/NCT
Your security file number is 644479229 (keep personal) Remember, your winning must be claimed not later than (30 /11 /2006). Failure to claim your winning prize will obviously mean that your winning prize will be re-staked in our next lottery draws which comes up very shortly, so ensure that the needful is done now and quickly too. Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, endeavour to inform the claims’ agent as soon as possible.

Once again, accept our profound and sincere congratulations on your winning.

Yours Sincerely.
Ms Ute Schroeder
DIRECTOR OF PROMOTIONS,

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