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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 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.
  • +31642793777 (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.
  • staatloterij22@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: veen@vgla.orangehome.co.uk
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 15:17:08 +0100 (CET)
Subject: CONTACT THE PAYING AGENT


CONTACT THE PAYING AGENT


FROM STAATSLOTERIJ INTERNATIONAL B.V
AWARD DEPARTMENT.
140 MAARSHOF,3064HA,HILVERSUM,THE NETHERLANDS.

Ref. Number: 34V/27N/30H 03NL
Batch Number: EZ90 556 MB-NL 88
CLAIM TICKET NO: 17940123155
RE: WINNING FINAL NOTIFICATION!!!
INTERNATIONAL PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
Sir/Madam,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the
Global Software Lotto Winners International
programs held on the 10th of January, 2007. Your e-mail
address attached to ticket No: 17940123155 with prize
No 1581015/HL drew €950,000.00 which was first in the
2nd class of the draws. You are to receive
€950,000.00(nine Hundred And Fifty Thousand Euros).
Please be informed that because of mix up in cash
pay-outs, we ask you to keep your
winning information confidential until your fund (
€750,000.00) has been fully remitted to you by our
accredited pay-point bank. This measure must be
adhered to in order to avoid the loss of your cash
prizes.
Prize-winners of our cash prizes are advised to adhere
to these instructions to forestall the abuse of this program by
other participants. It's important to note that this draws
were conducted formally, and winners are selected through an internet
ballot system from 74,000 individual and companies e-mail addresses,
hence, the draws are conducted around the world through our internet
based ballot system.
The promotion is sponsored and promoted by Global
Software Group.We congratulate you once again. We hope you will
use part of it in our next draws; the jackpot winning is €20million.
Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than
25 days of this draw. After this date all unclaimed cash prize will be
forfeited and included in the next sweepstake. Please, in order to avoid
unnecessary delays and complications remember to quote your winning numbers
in all correspondence with us. Congratulations once again from all members of the
Global Software Lotto.
Thank you for being part of our promotional program.
For immediate release of your cash prize to
you,please kindly contact our processing Department
with the following information for onward forwarding
to the paying Bank:
(i)Your names,
(ii)State amount won.
(iii)Contact Address
(iv)Your winning numbers
(v)Contact telephones and fax numbers
Contact person:Mr. Phil Owens
(International Processing Department).
Email:staatloterij22@aim.com
Alternative email:staatloterij22@aim.com
Telephone: +31- 642-793-777
Congratulations once again.
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Gladys Van veen
(Lottery Coordinator).
NB:CLAIM YOUR PRIZE THROUGH THESE EMAIL
ADDRESSES: Email:staatloterij22@aim.com
Alternative email: staatloterij22@aim.com

Anti-fraud resources:

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