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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • +31643055368 (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.
  • infodsbnl@aim.com
  • infodsbfinancial@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: kori@kwilfred.orangehome.co.uk
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 21:40:05 +0100 (CET)
Subject: DSB ONLINE AWARD


DSB ONLINE AWARD
DSB ONLINE LOTTERY INT.
Ref: Number: DX /3974006/06
Batch Number: KLM/57703/BLM
Dear Sir/Madam,
We happily announce to you on our recently concluded draw of DSB LOTTERY INT 2007 online Email balloting stystem International program held on the 11th of January, 2007 and that you are one of the THREE LUCKY WINNERS in categorie B and your email address is attached to -Ticket Numbers #: NL384/541/492DP , Lucky numbers #: 7-1-7-12 -3-23-05 Security File #: PI/559606/XNL
which subsequently won in the category (B) . As a result of this, you
have been approved to claim a total sum of $1,000,000.00(ONE MILLION UNITED
STATES DOLLARS)
Please be informed that all participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 75,000 companies and 200,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world No tickets were sold.
This promotion takes place Once in a year and it is sponsor by DSB ONLINE PROMOTION INTERNATIONAL. It is also important to inform you that your PRIZE MONEY has been insured and deposited with our correspondent Bank who will effect your payment upon the requirements/verifications, satisfactory report from the appointed Claim Agent.
Please to file in for your claims,you are therefore advised to contact THE FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT. MR. ERIC VAN HANS with the below address
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT.
DSB FINANCIAL AGENCY
MR. ERIC VAN HANS
Tel: +31-643-055-368.
Fax: +31-847-167-290.
Contact Email Address: infodsbnl@aim.com
Alternative Email: infodsbfinancial@yahoo.com
Please,remember that all winnings must be claimed within 15 days prior
to the receipt of this notification and after this period all unclaimed
fund will be declared null and void.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your winning fund is remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.This is important as a case of double claim will not be tolerated. Also staff and members of an affiliated agencies are not eligible to participate in this program. Please be warned.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs.Kori Wilfred
Lottery Manager
This email may contain confidential and/or privileged information. The information is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity named above.If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure,copying, distribution or use of the contents
is prohibited. If you have received this electronic transmission in error,please notify the sender by telephone or return email and delete the material from your computer.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam