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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims 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.
  • +31616227237 (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.
  • inter_remittcomp1@yahoo.de (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: daurice maya <daurice@daurice2.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 19:54:46 +0100 (CET)
Subject: YOU WON!!!





Contact person: Mr.Gary Gunter For your Price


YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS WON THE LOTTERY.


REF Number: GLR/231-ILGI0431/06


Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice, the
results of the Second Category draws of THE LOTTO NL
PROMO INT. We are happy to inform you that you have
emerged a winner under the First Category, which is
part of our promotional draws.
The draws are being officially announced today 25th of
November 2006. Participants were
selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies
from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle
East, and Oceania as part of our International
Promotions Program.


Your e-mail address, attached to ticket number
20511465463-7655, with serial number 472-9768-79 drew
the lucky numbers 8-66-97-22-65-55 and consequently
won in the First Category. You have therefore been
awarded a lump sum pay out of $1,000,000,00 (One
Million Dollars), which is the winning payout for
Category A winners.


This is from a total cash prize of $10,000,000.00 (Ten
Million Dollars) shared amongst the first Ten (10)
lucky winners in this category


CONGRATULATIONS ! ! !


Your fund is now deposited with the paying Bank.In
your best interest to avoid mix up of numbers and
names of any kind, we request that you keep the entire
details of your award strictly from public notice
until the process of transferring your claims has been
completed, and your funds remitted to your account.


This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming or unscrupulous acts by
participants/nonparticipants of this program.Please
contact your claim agent officer (International
Remittance Dept)immediately for due processing and
remittance of your prize money to a designated account
of your choice:


NOTE: For easy reference and identification, find
below your Reference and Batch numbers.Remember to
quote these numbers in your correspondence with claims
agent


REF Number: GLR/231-ILGI0431/06
BATCH No: EOS/15/096/TVFS
TICKET No:20511465463-7655
SERIAL No:472-9768-79
LUCKY No:8-66-97-22-65-55


To claim your funds,please contact your claim officer
with your direct Telephone and fax number



Contact person: Mr. Gary Gunter. (International
Remittance Department).
E-mail: inter_remittcomp1@yahoo.de
TEL:+31-616-227-237
FAX:+31-847-177-624



Congratulations once again from all our staff and
thank you for being part of our promotions program.


Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Daurice Maya.
(Lotto nl Coordinator).


N.B: All claims are nullified after 15 working days
from today.

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