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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • advocatenjohmeer@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • advocatenjohmeer@tangana.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: may kluvert <marykluvert287@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 8 May 2007 16:32:25 +0200
Subject: YOUR E-MAIL ID HAS WON.


Attn: Winner. We wish to congratulate you over your email success in SPONSOR LOTTO PROMOprogram held on 7th of May 2007. This is a millennium scientific computer game in which email addresses were used. It is a promotional program aimedat encouraging internet users; therefore you do not need to buy ticket to enter for it. Consequently,you have therefore been approved a MEGA JACK POT of 900.000.00 euro(Nine hundred thousand euro)only To claim your winning prize you are to contact by calling and send email to the appointed agent as soon as possible for immediate release of your winnings: Name: Adv.Joh MeerCLAIM AGENCY BVWEST-VARKENOODSWEG 234,3074HN ROTTERDAM,THE NETHERLANDS. TEL : 0031- 620-896-697.
EMAIL TO: advocatenjohmeer@aim.com advocatenjohmeer@tangana.com Find below your promotion date, Reference and Batch numbers. Remember to quote these numbers in your correspondence with your claims agent REFERENCE NUMBER: NS 416-3721060 BATCH NUMBER: 021/111/IPD/NLLucky Number: 3-6-9-12-16-26-33-36Ticket Number 77007742781005-18721 NOTE: All winnings must be claimed not later than 21 days,Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified Your winning prize is not deductable until your winnings has been processed,approved and transfered to you by your claim agent above and the paying out bank .The beneficiary is responsible for the NON-RESIDENT PROCESSING AND NOTARIZATION CHARGES of your winning prize to his/her country. Once again on behalf of all our staff,CONGRATULATIONS!!!.This promotion programme is sponsored by DELL COMPUTERS AND SPONSOR Loterij to encourage the use of internet. Sincerely, Mary Kluvert. (Sponsor loterij Programme Cordinator)

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