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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.
• 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.
  • mr_colbreed@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "INF0 DEPARTMENT" <dept.postcode@ig.com.br>
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 01:52:29 +0300
Subject: ALERT!!

NATIONAL POSTCODE LOTERIJ
ONLINE NOTIFICATION DESK
VAN EEGHENSTRAAT 70
1071 GK AMSTERDAM
KVK 41183598


RE: NOTIFICATION...YOU HAVE BEEN AWARDED €970,000 EUROS

We are pleased to notify you of the announcement made today. You are among
the winners of the Postcode lotto International email lottery in which
e-mail addresses are picked randomly by software powered by the Internet
through the worldwide website via a computer ballot system drawn from email
addresses of individuals and companies from all parts of the world as part
of our electronic business Promotions Program.

Your email address, attached to Reference number NL/BR356791/NU07 and Serial

number NL/BR33756/HY07 won the lottery in the "B" Category. Your email
address was amongst those chosen for the Postcode lotto International. And
this promo is proudly sponsored by the Postcode Loterij Netherlands.

You have been awarded €970,000 Euros in the Postcode Loterij Netherlands in

the “B” Category

In View of this, your €970,000 Euros will be released to you by our security

firm in the United Kingdom. Please be informed that your winning of the sum
of €970,000 has been zoned to the United Kingdom Processing Office. Contact
your Claim's agent and give them your full names so that they will re-insure

your winning under your full names.

UNITED KINGDOM CONTACT AGENCY:

COLIN BREED & ASSOCIATES LTD, UK
Email: mr_colbreed@yahoo.co.uk

Provide them with the information below:
1. Name:
2. Address:
3. Marital Status:
4. Occupation:
5. Age:
6. Sex:
7. Nationality:
8. Country of Residence:
9. Telephone Number:
10. Fax Number:
11. Draw Number above:


IMPORTANT NOTICE:

(a) Note that there exists a periodic condition of three weeks on all claims

process, failure to comply would lead to disqualification and winnings
Forfeiture. Winners are therefore advised to expedite their claims process.

(b) Being one of the lucky winners, you constitute entrant's full and
unconditional agreement to and acceptance of our terms and conditions of
claims to avoid any discrepancy in the cause of payment of your prize award
winning.

(c) To avoid double claims, you are advised to keep your winning details
very confidential, as any discrepancies resulting from a breach of this
confidentiality on the part of the winners will be covered solely by such
winner as our staffs are bound by the oath of secrecy taken on employment.

This information facilitate the due process of the release of winnings avoid

unnecessary delays and complications in the processing of your winnings.

Always remember to quote your Reference / serial number in any
correspondences with us or our designated agent.

Congratulations once more from all members and staff of this program and
Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

Yours faithfully,

Shonder Voigt
International Coordinator for POSTCODE LOTERIJ
www.postcodeloterij.nl

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WARNING!!! ANY MAIL RECIEVED OF THIS SUCH WITH ANY OTHER TRADE MARK OR
ADDRESS SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THIS BOX IMMEDIATELY THIS WILL HELP US TO
FIGHT SCAM AND LOTTERY IMPOSTERS.
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Notice: This email (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic
Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. SEC. 2510-2521 Wis. Stats., is
confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended
recipient, you are hereby notified that any retention, dissemination,
distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited.
Please reply to the sender that you have received the message in error, then

delete it. Thank you.




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