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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.
• 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.
  • +31643610875 (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.
  • casinobv2@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: casino award <casinonl@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2007 16:43:18 +0200
Subject: YOU HAVE WON PLEASE, CONTACT YOUR AGENT FOR YOUR CLAIMS


YOU HAVE WON PLEASE, CONTACT YOUR AGENT FOR YOUR CLAIMS

CASINO LOTTERY PROMOTIONS National Office, Van Limburg Stirumstraat 40, 2316 TS, Leiden, Nederland Serial Number: 652-662

We wish to congratulate you over your email success in our computer balloting held on 4th June 2007. This is a Millennium Scientific Computer Game in which email addresses were used. It is a promotional program by Casino aimed at encouraging internet users; therefore you do not need to buy ticket to enter for it. You have been approve for the star prize of US$ 850,000.00 (EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND, DOLLARS) in the 2nd category.

These are your winning information’s:Ticket Number; CA235676778Lucky Number AA87678/2006/THBatch Number VCF:578999008777AAF

To claim your winning prize you are to contact the below appointed Casino agent as soon as possible for the immediate release of your winnings:
Telephone lines are open between the hours of 8.00am - 9.30pm on Monday through Saturday

Customer Service Unit, Telephone: +31-643-610-875 Fax: +31-847-120-111 Reply email:casinobv2@aim.com Contact person: Mr. Raymond Collins.

You must 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.The Validity period of the winnings is for 15 working days hence you are expected to make your claims immediately.

Once again congratulations !!!

At your disposal, we remain. Very Truly Yours, Mr. Fred Davidson Online Games Director CASINO-LOTTERY National Office, Van Limburg Stirumstraat 40, 2316 TS, Leiden, Nederland.

INTERNET SWEEPTSTAKES LOTTERY COORDINATOR







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