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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:
  • "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
• 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.
  • +31620630979 (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.
  • claimcentrenl001@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "suzzywright@terra.es" <suzzywright@terra.es>
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:08:12 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: PRIZE AWARD!



PRIZE AWARD!
Batch: nm/207161/WOP
Ticket number; 46939
REF: NM/BC921245/KY14
LUCKY No: W-91237-H°67/B4

We are pleased to inform you that your e-mail address has won the One Million Euros(€1.000.000)Europw Lotto Plus program held on 21st April 2007, released today 23rd April, 2007.

All 10 winning addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 50,000,000 international email addresses. Your email address emerged alongside 9 others as a category 'A' winner in the Europw Lotto Plus Lottery Draw.

You are advised to contact:

Mr SMITH REED
TELEPHONE:+31-620-630-979
FAX: +31-847-106-545 .
Email:claimcentrenl001@aim.com

Please quote your Reference number in all correspondence with the claims officer and contact the appointed agent with your Full Names, Contact Telephone Numbers (Home, Office and Mobile Number and also Fax Number) via email to process the immediate payment of your prize.Be informed that the appointed agent will be required to swear an Affidavits of Lotto Claim and also obtain Approval Legal Clearance Certificate from the Court here in The Netherlands, which is in accordance with the European Union Financial Act 2004 on payment of International Lottery Winners.

congratulations!!!

Best regards,
SUSAN WRIGHT.
THE PROMOTION COORDINATOR.









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