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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "into your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "deadline" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "amsterdam holland" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• MoneyGram money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. Along with Western Union it is a preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
• 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.
  • +31642886044 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: infolinepayment advocate <infolinepayment@yahoo.de>
Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 11:36:55 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: LOTTO


Dear Barnard Kuhn.


Your winning is covered with HIGH INSURANCE POLICY which is in
accordance with article 34b , subsection 132 of the international lottery
regulations as amended in the 1996 constitution , this is to protect the
prime winner of his/ her claims and to avoid misappropriation of the
fund. As a result of this we wish to bring to your notice the fact that the
paying bank has instructed us to get a winning ticket number to enable transfer
winners because of the primary security hold]/insurance cover that is on
your funds which does not allow for the deduction of any fees until final
credit of your money into your nominated Bank Account.This insurance
policy was imposed to protect your funds from any unlawful tampering or
theft by any individual until your money is transfered to your Account.
Upon your payment of this fee, we will send your claim file to the
paying Bank.

Please you can send this fees to us through www.moneygram.com
to the name below

peter scott amsterdam holland and send us the reciept of payment

Furthermore i want to assured when we receive your payment it will take us 72hrs to transfer your winnings to you in your nominated account in your country. For your immediate attention,As your file is already with the wire audit department of Transe Express www.snsbank.nl awaiting remittance to your nominated Bank Account.Since your are the endorsed beneficiary of this fund we request your utmost cooperation and understanding to enable us remit your fund to you amicably without any risk or hitch to avoid a replica of our previous experience.
We cannot compromise our rules and regulations, the ticket fees has to be paid as soon as possible before the deadline.
We request your absolute compliance to enable us effect the immediate remittance of your fund. we dont have time dabating over claim fund.send the payment to us and we shall get your winning ticket.

the Lottery management has resolved this morning after the board meeting,To terminate your winning if we fail to get a positive response from you today as regards your transfer and claims charges.

Be advised that we would not entertain any late claims from you As you were duly updated on our claims procedures.

You do have a nice day.

Again we advice you longin into those site for garantee of the lotto payment approval below. www.snsbank.nl, https://www.snsbank.nl/index.asp?NavigationID=5069,http://www.snsbank.nl/index.asp?NavigationID=3732
http://www.snsreaal.nl/



Sincerely Yours
Barrister John Peters
Tel +31 642 88 60 44





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