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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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.
  • +31623117432 (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.
  • henkgibson@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: keren@kerenvaart1.orangehome.co.uk
Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2006 16:48:49 +0100 (CET)
Subject: CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT


NOTIFICATION OF THIRD CATEGORY RESULTS!!!
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
POWERBALL LOTTO BV.
Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice, the results of the just concluded e-mail lottery draw. We are happy to inform you that you have emerged a winner under the third Category, which is part of our promotional draws. The draws are being officially announced this day the 09th of December, 2006. Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 1,000,000 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 serial number: 1174014 with BATCH NUMBER: NL- 030PB44-11. which subsequently won you the lotto in the 3rd category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of ONE MILLION, THREE
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS (US$1,300,000.00) in cash credited to REFERENCE NUMBER: PBL/247751407/BV made available from a total cash prize of 13 Million United State Dollars, shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category. This year Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for Powerball Lotto.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in our play coupon. ONE MILLION, THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS ($1.3M USD) would be released to you by our affiliate bank in The- Netherlands. 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 claim has been completed, and your funds remitted to your account.
NOTE: All winnings must be notarized and a certificate of award must be obtained from the Netherlands Gaming Control Board to complete the claims process, this certificate can only be obtained through legal representation so winners will be referred to our Regional Director to assist in this process. Winners are to cover the legal charges for the notarization of the claim forms and the acquisition of the certificate of award not POWERBALL LOTTO BV.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants/non-participants of this program. Please contact your claims agent immediately for due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice: You are advised to contact your claim agent by email or telephone number below. Failure to do so may warrant disqualification. NOTE: For easy reference and identification, find below your Reference and Batch numbers. Remember to quote these numbers in your correspondence with your claims agent.
REFERENCE NUMBER: PBL/247751407/BV
BATCH NUMBER: NL-030PB44-11.
To file for your claim, please contact the fiduciary agent. Note; that all winning most be claimed on before 20days of your receiving this winning notification/notice.
***********************************************
MR. HENK GIBSON.
SALEM GUARANTY & TRUST COY. LTD.
E-Mail: agenthenkgibson@aol.co.uk
henkgibson@yahoo.com
Phone: +31- 623-117-432
Fax: +31-847-535-838
***********************************************
You are to forward the following informations/details to our fiduciary agent for the processing of your claim.
1. Full Name
2. Batch and Reference Number
3. Residential
4. Phone & Fax Number
5. Occupation
6. Age
7. Nationality
Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.
Sincerely Yours,
MRS. KAREN VAART.
THE PROMOTION COORDINATOR,
N.B: ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION. PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS.CONTACT YOUR FIDUCIARY AGENT. (TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY) BE INFORMED THAT YOU MUST MAKE ALL CORRESPONDECE WITH YOUR WINNING E-MAIL ADDRESS, NO OTHER E-MAIL ADDRESS WILL BE ENTERTAINED.

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