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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "foreign service manager" (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!

Fraud email example:

From: "linkserver@terra.es" <linkserver@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 16:47:47 +0100 (MET)
Subject: PLATINA-STER LOTERIJ,LUCKY DRAWS!!!


PLATINA-STER LOTERIJ,
THE NETHERLANDS SINGEL 516 - 858,
NL-165-AB AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS,
EUROPEAN UNION.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS / PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: KPPKS200125098509
BATCH: 90/6759/IYD
ATTENTION: DEAR SIR/MA. RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE!
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today 15th February 2007, of winners of the PLATINA-STER LOTERIJ, NEDERLAND/DE INTERNATIONALE PROGRAMMA'S held on 15th January 2007. You are attached to ticket number 752-111, with serial number AAA-11 drew the lucky numbers 24-14-37-18-43-31, and consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category. You have won in the "C" category, therefore you have been approved for lump sum pay out of 2,100,000.00 Euros (TWO MILLION ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS) in cash credited to file reference number: REF: KPPKS200125098509. This is from total prize money of 29,400,000.00 Euros shared among the seventeen hundred international winners overall and fourteen winners in this category. All participants were selected by a computer ballot system drawn form 555,000 e-mail addresses from Australia, Africa, Europe, North America, New Zealand and Asia as part of the International Promotions Program,which is conducted annually.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with The Security Company and insured in your name. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by other participants of this program. We hope that with a part of your prize, you will participate in next year high stakes of the EUR 63 million International E-mail Lottery. To begin your claim, please contact our International Claim Agent: Mr: Elber Wimm on linkserver@satellite-email.com FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER, PLATINA-STER LOTERIJ, AMSTERDAM, NEDERLAND, With the following: Full name, Age, Sex, Residential Address, Nationality, Company's name and Address, Occupation and Post held,Tel(s) & Fax. For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice. Remember that all prize money must be claimed not later than 28th February 2007. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your correspondences with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address or e-mail address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible!
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.
Sincerely yours,
Dr. ALEX RUMINS.
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
PLATINA-STER LOTERIJ,
AMSTERDAM, NEDERLAND.
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification.
RETURN EMAIL: linkserver@satellite-email.com





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