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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:

• 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:
  • "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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 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.
  • +31626507880 (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.
  • mooresecfbv@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • mmooresecurities@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "agnes tielman" <agnestielman18@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 05 May 2007 16:12:20 +0200
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!

OASIS LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL, THE NETHERLANDS.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT,
OASIS LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.

REFERENCE NUMBER: HFR/OO117/CRZ
BATCH NUMBER: PR/33I12/997JH

Attn: Winner,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the winners of the OASIS
LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL programs held 3rd Mayl, 2007.Your e-mail address
attached to ticket number 011-9085555-326 with serial number 22-33-22 drew
lucky numbers 24-82-12-69-44 which consequently won in the category A. You
have, therefore, been approved for a lump sum pay of US $1.200,000.00(one
million two hundred thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to file
Ref. number: HFR/00117/CRZ.This is from a total cash prize of US
$16.800,000.00 international winners in this category.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Due to mix up of some numbers and names we ask that you keep your winning
information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money
remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by participants. All
participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over
400,000 companies and 300,000,000 individual email addresses and names from
all over the world. This draw takes place every year in different developed
countries. This lottery was promoted and sponsored by the president of the
world largest software’s company to increase the awareness of Microsoft
software packages. We hope with part of your winning you will take part in
our next US$40 million international lottery.

To begin your claim, do file for the release of your winning by contacting
our accredited agent: DR. MORGAN PHILLIPS, Foreign Operations Manager of the
MOORE & MOORE SECURITIES/FINANCE BV.
TEL: +31-626-507-880,
FAX: +31-84-759-5920
EMAIL: mooresecfbv@aim.com, mmooresecurities@gmail.com

Remember all winning must be claimed not later than 20th May, 2007. After
this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake. Please
note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember
to quote your reference and batch numbers in all correspondence.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as
soon as possible.

Congratulations once more, and thank you for being part of our Lottery
program.

Sincerely yours,

MRS. AGNES TIELMAN.

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