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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:
  • "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "claim 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 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.
  • +31614397847 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: MRSRITA RIJK <mrsrita_rijk07@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 13:09:24 +0100
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION:



CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT!!! FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY COORDINATOR,INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/ PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.KROPAAR STRAAT 34, 1032LA, AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS Ref. Number: N4K/561/119/22EUBatch Number:188/QW2/542/NL33 WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We are please to inform you the draw of the netherland NATIONAL LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on 28th of MAY 2007, Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 1942896-9032 with Serial number H001490 drew the lucky numbers:11-0-17-31-60-75-9, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st and 2nd category.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of one million euros(1,000,000 euros)in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of four million euros (4,000,000 euros) shared amongst the (4) lucky winners in this category i.e lottoplus bonus. All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotional program is sponsored by software and internet giant co-operation to compensate and encourage few individuals with website and email addresses. This program take place twice a year. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe. In view of this, one million euros(1,000,000 euros) will be released to you by our payment office in netherland (europe). Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your won prize as soon as possible.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your money is remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.
To file for your claim, please contact the claim manager as soon as possible.
You can stake your claim by the followinginformations:
Name:Age:Sex:Address:Telephone Number;Ref. Number: N4K/561/119/22EUBatch Number: 188/QW2/542/NL33Notification Date:
Mr.Pet Van Vicent,Claims processing managerEUROPW LOTTO PLUSEmail:europwlotto18@aim.comTel: +31-614-397-847Fax: +31 847-375-980 Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delayed and Complications please remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence.Furthermore, should there be any change of address or information,kindly notify our claim processing manager as soon as possible. to process and transfered your won prize to you will not take more than ten working days. congratulation to you. Sincerely yours,Mrs.Rita Rijk.Lottery CoordinatorEuroPW Lottery Program.
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