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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • ",000,000" (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.
  • +31623446879 (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.
  • vanderdaviescon@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: VODAFONE NL <mrssophia100@aim.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 00:12:00 +0200
Subject: ATTN: YOU ARE A WINNER!!!

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION {VODAFONE NL}
PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
EINDHOVEN, THE NETHERLANDS

REF No: AFA/7854545411/NT
BATCH No: NG/156/VD
TICKET No: 34090322816
SERIAL No: 12-9768-907
LUCKY No: 43568000/12

Dear Lucky Winner,

We bring to your notice the results of the Free Email Computer Ballot Jackpot 'A' draw 1st Category of
VODAFONE.NL held today.

This lottery is a promotional program by VODAFONE.NL (Biggest lottery Organization in the
Belgium/Netherlands) to advertise to the world its existence. All participants were selected through a
computer ballot system drawn from over 50,000 companies and 2,000,000 individual email addresses
>from all over the world, as part of our international promotions program, which we intend to conduct
several times a year.

Your E-mail address attached to Ticket number 34090322816 with Serial number 12-9768-907 drew the
lucky numbers 43568000/12, which consequently won in the 1st category, you have therefore been
approved for a lump sum payout of $1,000,000.00 (One Million USD), this is from a total cash prize of
$10,000,000.00 Million shared amongst Ten (10) International Lucky Winners in the Category A + (Plus).

Be informed that your documents have to pass our authority to obtain a clearance, which shall be
attached to your document in readiness of the subsequent onward transfer into your nominated mode of
payment within 48 hours of completion of the authentication.

Due to the possibility of unscrupulous individuals filing a double claim, we suggest that you keep this
award strictly confidential until your claim has been processed and notarized and your certificate of award
obtained. This is in conformity with the lottery claim regulations by our Organization & the Netherlands
Gaming Control Board. This is part of our security protocol measures to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants/non participants.

All winnings must be claimed not later than 10 days of receiving this message. After ten days all
unclaimed funds will be filed as unclaimed and included in the next stake. Anybody under the age of 18
is automatically disqualified.

To file for your claim, please contact our claim department as soon as possible for the immediate release
of your winnings:

***********************************************
VODAFONE CLAIM DEPARTMENT
Mrs. Sarah Lenert
Mr. Adam Van Der Davies
Mr. J. Ares
Tel: +31-623-446-879
Fax: +31-847-224-016
Email: vanderdaviescon@aim.com
***********************************************
All winnings must be notarized and a certificate of award must be obtained from the Netherlands Gaming
Control Board to complete and to effect transfer of your winning prize, this certificate can only be
obtained through our claim and verification department, so all winners are hereby advised to contact this
department as a referee to assist in the transfer process.

Note, to avoid unnecessary delays and complications the winning information must be provided to our
corresponding department for immediate commencement of legalization and notarization of your winning
prize.

Kindly remember to quote your reference number in all correspondence.

Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional
program.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Sophia Halendale
(Coordinator)

************DO NOT DELETE THIS MESSAGE***********

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