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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• 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.
  • +447011147646 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +31633755996 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: MARK FORRESTER <claims_directorskl@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 19:11:46 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: BANK CONTACT FOR TRANFER



ATTN:Winner(Nordika Pabsthagen)
Reference Number: SKL/Millionenformel/05/1288
Batch: SKL/25/8787
Office of Prize Disbursement (OPD)

RE:PRIZE PAYMENT APPROVAL -

I got your email and please i will want you to contact the bank with the following details Ref/Batch Numbers including amount won and your direct phone number so that they can honour your letter.Once again i say congratulations.

Foreign Remittance Department:MR.VRIES DER MUL.
FINANCIAL OFFICER
Bond Investment & Securities.
Amsterdam-The Netherlands.
Tel: +31-633 755 996
Fax: +31-84-711-6761
: +31-84-711-6307
Email: admin@bondfs-online.net



You are to keep me fully informed on all developments you make with the bank firm, because that way, I can instruct you on what to do and how to go about every step, it is very important.

Be aware that nobody is allowed to neither touch nor deduct from your prize/money as it has been insured in your name and to it actual value.Remember to keep me informed in all developments you make with the bank so that I can assist you in receiving your winnings. If you face any difficulty understanding what I have explained, please get back to me.

Do call me immediately on +447011147646 or +447024021237.

Sincerely,
Mr. Mark Forrester


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