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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.
• 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 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.
  • netherlandlottpl@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • netherlandlottpl@aim.com

Fraud email example:

From: volkswagen@volkswagennewdutchwin.orangehome.co.uk
Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2007 12:54:10 +0100 (CET)
Subject: NEW YEAR WINNING BONNAZZA


NEW YEAR WINNING BONNAZZA
THE LOTTERY DEPARTMENT
Volkswagen Automobiles
RE REF: ES/DZYIL30/LU06.
OUR REF:05/AMST005164/SK
BATCH NUMBER:SNL41484/06
EMAIL ADDRESS TO CONTACT:netherlandlottpl@netscape.net or netherlandlottpl@aim.com
OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION see winning website :http://www.virtualworlddirect.com/vwdguest/guests_eu_results.asp
This is to inform you that have been selected for a cash prize of Euros500,000.00 ( Five Hundred Thousand Euros) and a brand new Volks Wagen Car , International programs held on the 2nd of January 2007 in The Netherlands.
The selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection system(ess) from a database of over 250,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world.
The Volks Wagen Car Promotional Lottery is approved by the Netherland Gaming Board and also Licensed by the The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR). This lottery is the 3rd of its kind and we intend to sensitize the public.
To begin the processing of your prize you are to contact your claims officer through our accredited Prize Transfer agents as stated below:
================================================================
Mr. Sirine Cesar Filling agent.
Email Address:netherlandlottpl@netscape.net or netherlandlottpl@aim.com
===============================================================Claims Requirements:
1.Name in full---------------------------------------------------------------2.Address--------------------------------------------------------------------
3.Sex--------------------------------------------------------------------------4.Nationality------------------------------------------------------------------5.Maritual Status-----------------------------------------------------------
6.Age--------------------------------------------------------------------------7.Next Of Kin----------------------------------------------------------------8.Occupation----------------------------------------------------------------
9.Phone/Fax------------------------------------------------------------------
10.Present Country--------------------------------------------------------
==================================================================
Please Note:that you will be required to pay for the issuance of your winning certificate and all winnings must be claimed not later than one month.after this date all unclaimed winnings will be null and void.
*Winner under the age of 18 are automatically disqualified.
*Staff of the Volks Wagen Company are not to partake in this Car Promotional Lottery.
Accept my hearty congratulations once again!
With Best Regards
Mr Sirine Cesar
Lottery Manager.

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