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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:

• 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.
  • +31644807703 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Stefania Der Helder <staatsadmin@inbox.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 03:38:32 -0800
Subject: AWARD CLAIM FORM.


STAATSLOTERIJ JACKPOT AGENCY
15A ABRAHAM KENEDY STRAAT,
1073TV AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS,
Tel:+31-644-807-703
Fax:+31-847-539-067
Email:(infostaatlott040@aol.com)

Attn:Alarica Schaefstein,

This office acknowledged the receipt of your mail today 15/03/2007,and all the contents were well noted.

You are therefore kindly advised to fill in all the requirements as requested in the claim application form attached to this brief note and send it back to this office by fax and also by email attachment to enable this agency to verify your lucky winning numbers before the final endorsement of the release order of your winning funds by the finance/payment authority.

Congratulations once again from all our staffs.
Best Regards,

Mrs Joana Dijk
(secretary)
For Dr.Rene Johan Meer.
(Director of operations).

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