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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim 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.
  • +31641012119 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: <rita_jams012@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 02 Dec 2006 15:14:16 -0100
Subject: CALL TODAY FOR MORE INFORMATION!!

STAATS LOTERIJ PROMOTION CO-ORDINATOR
REGISTERED UNDER THE NETHERLANDS
GAMING LOTERIJ CONTROLE BOARD
PROTECTION ACT OF; (Registration Z720633X).
Website: www.staatsloterij.nl

CONGRATULATIONS

We are proud to inform you of the official publication of our end of the
year/ Xmax electronic
E-mail /online Sweepstake bonanza result organized by the Staats 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 28th of November, 2006, in 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
One Million Five Hundred Thousand EUROS (1,500,000.00)

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 on today the 1st December 2006
with the following particulars attached to it.

(I) Award numbers: TL 22/15409
(ii) Email ticket number: TL754/22/7
(iii) BATCH NUMBER: 75/011/IN
(iv) The file REFERENCE NUMBER:: TL/0534/30/05
v) Your Full Name & Telephone Number

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.

CONTACT MR. SMITH VAN DIJK.
DE NEDERLANDSE STAATSLOTERIJ
E-mail:vandijk@fstmail.com
Tel: +31-641-012-119
Fax: +31-847-521-825

The Staats Loterij Awards is sponsored by a consortium of software
promotion companies. The Intel Group,
Toshiba, Dell Computers, Microsoft and other international companies. The
Staats 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. Remember,
all winning must be claimed as soon as possible to avoid delay. 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. Rita James
Promotions Coordinator
Online coordinator for STAATS LOTERIJ

Anti-fraud resources:

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