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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:
  • "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found 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!
• 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.
  • +31623166010 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "DAYZERS LOTTO CLAIM" <robertvandaniels@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: winsuperball001@netscape.net
Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 16:30:06 +0200
Subject: THE PRIZE CLAIM VERIFICATION FORM:

THE PRIZE CLAIM VERIFICATION FORM:

Attn: Winner,

Your email indicating you as a winner in the lottery programs held by the DAYZERS LOTERIJ INT' was received. Your email address was selected through the
computer ballot system from the average collection of over 70,000.000.00.
Seventy million email addresses, your email address attached to a single ticket
was found as one of the lucky email address that emerge from the first category of the email ballot eletronic system.

 

Therefore the prize will be accorded to you as the bonalfide owner of the email address that came up as the winning email of the year.

The information was passed to you by the lottery coordinator to ensure that we
are in contact with the rightful owner of the winning email address to avoid
double claiming.

To begin the proccess of your claim,
NOTE:
YOU ARE THEREFORE REQUIRED TO CAREFULLY FILL IN THE APPLICATION FORM BELOW TO ENABLE US COMMENCE ON YOUR CLAIM PROCESSING AND ENSURE THAT YOUR WINNING FUNDS IS TRANSFERED TO YOUR WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY, PLEASE ENDEAVOR TO FILL IN THE APPRIOPRATE INFORMATIONS AND RETURN IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ALSO BY EMAIL ATTACHMENT OR BY FAX TO FASCILITATE YOUR CLAIM PROCESSING.

*****************************************************************

DAYZERS SPONSOR LOTTERIJ INT

VAN EEGHENSTRAAT 70, 1071GK

THE NETHERLANDS.                                              

TELL: 0031-623-166-010         FAX: 0031-847-161-309                                                   

DAYZERS LOTTERY WINNER CLAIM VERIFICATION FORM
WINNER'S PERSONAL DATA
First Name.:
Middle Name.:
Last Name.: *

Gender.: MaleFemale

Month Of Birth.: MonthJanuaryFebuaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember

Day: Day12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 < /TD>

Year:

Marital Status.: SingleMarriedDivorced

Nationality/Country.:

Religion.:

Occupation.:

Address 1.: *

Address 2.:

City.: *

State/Province.: *

Zip Code.: *

Mobile phone No.: *

House Phone No.: *

Fax No.:

Email Address.: * eg. username@domainname.com

WINNING INFORMATION

Batch Number.: *

Amount Won: *

Reference Number.: *

This is to verify that the information filled in this FORM is a valid particulars of me. Yes: No:

Your  application for the claim of lottery winning prize will be duly  process and settlement be made upon certification, immediately your winning funds shall be processed accordingly, your funds shall be transferred without any delay to your designated bank account after the due process of claim processing.

 

It is further guaranteed that we shall handle with respect and confidentiality your entire personal information at our disposal.

 

Best Regards,

 

Robert Van Daniel.

 

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE:
The information in this transmission is intended only for the individual or
entity named above.  It may be legally privileged and confidential.  If you have
received this information in error, please notify us immediately and delete this
transmission and any other documents, files and information transmitted
herewith. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are
hereby notified that any disclosure, dissemination, distribution or copying of
this communication or its contents is strictly prohibited.

< /DIV>

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