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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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 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.
  • info.reciept@gawab.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: nlstata@nlstatalotanl.orangehome.co.uk
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 16:07:58 +0100 (CET)
Subject: CATEGORY ONE NOMINEE


CATEGORY ONE NOMINEE
STAATSLOTERIJ NL 2007 YOU HAVE WON;
DECEMBER EMAIL INTERNATIONAL DRAW

Congratulations!!!

This is to inform you officially of the December E-mail electronic online Sweepstakes result organized by the staatsloterij corporation, the Slidecircuir award and the Heineken prizes in conjunction with the foundation for the promotion of software products,(F.P.S.), held Yesterday Monday, 15th of January,
2007, in Amsterdam The Netherlands, wherein your electrononic email address emerged as one of the online winning emails in the ?A category
and therefore attracted a cash award of 1. 700.000.00 (One Million Seven Hundred Thousand Euro).You are advice to confirm this email address
this notice was sent to.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of 1,700,000.00 (One Million Seven Hundred Thousand Euro) in cash credited to file Awardnumbers TL 22/15409. This is from a total cash prize of 5.1 Million Euro shared amongst Three lucky winners in this Category.

This year's Program is the largest ever for staatsloterij with renown Companies contributing to the success of this promotion. The staatsloterij Awards is sponsored by a consortium of software promotion companies. The Intel Group,Toshiba,Dell Computers, and other international companies.The internet draw is held periodically and is also organized to encourage the use of the internet and promote computer literacy worldwide. We are proud to say that over 200 Million Dollar are wonannually in more than 150 countries worldwide.


Your fund is now deposited in an offshore bank with a hardcover insurance. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we advice that you keep this award from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your nominated bank account as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by the general public.

Please note that your winning Informations falls within our European booklet office in Netherlands . In view of this, your 1,700,000.00 (One Million seven Hundred Thousand Euro) would be released to you by our affiliate bank in Europe in Due Process.
Your Claims Manager will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds to you as soon as you make contact with him.

To begin your claim please contact assigned Agent to you:

MR.EDMOND RIVE-CLAIM MANAGER1
TEL:31-641-458-247- FAX+31-847-592-103
EMAIL=info.reciept@gawab.com
Once again on behalf of all our staff,
CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Sincerely,

SUSAN VAN LU
Promotions Manager
Netherlands the Letter
companyEuropean promotions.

Please contact the claim agents within 3 working days to facilitate the release of your prize, You are required to mention the above particulars of your award in every correspondence addressed to the processing agents.
(I) Awardnumbers: TL 22/15409
(ii) Email ticket number: TL754/22/76
(iii)Electronic code number: TL09622NL
(iv) File Ref number:TL/0534/30/05

Members of the affiliate agencies are automatically not allowed to participate in this program.


CONGRATULATIONS;
Sweepstakes International Program.staatsloterij.
Mr.CAPEL OGILVIEO
Online coordinator

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