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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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +31626333806 (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.
  • gilmacfin@aim.com
  • kresoft@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Thanks" <kresoft@kresofthans.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 17:15:26 -1100
Subject: Email Sweepstakes Prize

Internet Sweepstake.
Kresoft Intl Limited.
Sweepstakes Department.
Oostern Centrum 488.
2289 DG Rijswijkek
The-Netherlands
Serial No: 223155-06

Date: 14th December, 2006.

Dear Sir/Madam,

We write to inform you that your email address as attached to Serial
Number: 223155-06 and selected by our Electronics Games Selection System,
has won you our Kresoft Sweepstakes Internet Program that was conducted on
this 14th day of December 2006 in the general prize category. You have been
approved among the winners to apply for a total payment claim of
1,000,000:00euro (One Million Euro Only) each as approved by our governing
board. This program was conducted as a new promotional means of introducing
our sweepstake services while at the same time as a means of providing each
beneficiary with capital funds for positive investment purposes. All email
addresses that were used in this program were extracted from the Internet
through our associate’s partners without the knowledge of each beneficiary.

You can only claim these funds by contacting the assign payment firm
(House) as approved by our management. Kindly contact the officer (Mr.
Philip Der Brook) at the payment Firm on Telephone Number +31-626-333806 and
email address: gilmacfin@aim.com with your Complete Names, Postal (Resident)
Address, Telephone and Fax Numbers, Occupation, Age, the amount approved
(Won) and the payment Reference Numbers. All funds not applied for after the
28th day of December 2006 will be regarded as unclaimed funds. In other not
to complicate the claim processes, we advices that you keep a copy of this
message safe until your claim has been processed and collected either
through the Bank-to-Bank Transfer means or in a Certified Bank Draft.

Congratulation from our company as we expect you to make good use of the
funds.

Sincerely Yours,
Derick Hans (Dr).
Head Award Services.
Email: kresoft@excite.com

Copyright © 1991-2005 Kresoft International.

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Note: In accordance with the Kresoft policy and regulations, this message
is dispatched directly to the recipient only. If you are not the rightful
owner of this email address or feel that you have received this message by
error, we advice you destroy this copy as you are not authorized to read,
print, retain or disseminate any part of it.
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