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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • ",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.
  • +32487850945 (Belgium, 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.
  • emaillott2007be@yahoo.de
  • emaillotohouse@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "belg2007@terra.es" <belg2007@terra.es>
Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2007 17:39:28 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: blg


BELGISHE LOTTERY RESULT.
(ACCREDITTED LICENSED AGENT)
RUE BELLIARD 25-33
1040 BRUSSEL.


Belgium Lotto Result.

www.leukedinges.be/site3/lottouitslagen.php
WINNING NUMBERS:148-17-22-26-13
Batch Number:57/8703/3PD
Credited file Number:EGS56/50071245/25


CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON/CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT

ATTENTION. TO WINNERS IN OUR PROGRAM

Sir/Mrs,
We wish to congratulate you over your success in our computer balloting sweepstake
held on the 4th JULY 2007,and was released on the 7th july 2007, In which
email addresses were used,it is a promotional program aimed at encouraging
internet users;therefore you do not need to buy ticket to enter for it.Your
e-mail address attached to ticket number 738-13465550-7--798 with serial
number 8052-79 drew lucky numbers 8-10-25-30-32-49 which consequently won
in the 1st category.You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of
1,000,000.00 Euros (ONE MILLION EUROS).

CONGRATULATIONS!!! .

This is from a total cash prize of (Thirty Million Euros) shared among the
thrity international winners in this category.CONGRATULATIONS!!!Due to mix
up of some numbers and names,we request that you keep the entire details
of your award strictly from public notice untill the process of transferring
your claims has been completed, and your funds remitted
to your account.This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming
and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.All participants
were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 25,000 company
and 40,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world.

This promotional program takes place every year, the lottery was promoted
and sponsored by belgium lottery to compensate some few individuals with
website and email addresses.
We also wish to bring to your notice of our next year premium stakes draw
where you stand a chance of winning up to 50.000.000 Euros (FIFTY MILLION
EUROS) We hope that with a part of your prize you will participate in it.

Your fund is now deposited with in a bank under a fixed deposit bond policy
insured to you by our financial agent. To file for your claim please contact
our financial agent.

(E.U) Foriegn operations manager,
Mr.George Eric Walter
Email:emaillott2007be@yahoo.de
Email:emaillotohouse@netscape.net
Tel:+32-487-850-945.


Remember all winning must be claimed not later than 13th JULY 2007. After
this date all nclaimed funds will be included in the nextstake.Please note
in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to
quote your credited file number and Batch numbers in all correspondence.Please
attach your phone and fax number. Furthermore, should there be any change
of address do inform our agent as soon as possible.

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

Sincerely yours,
Lotto Co-ordinator
Mrs.Ruth Coppens
NOTE:REPLY TO OUR (E.U) FORIEGN OPERATION MANAGER.
Mr.George Eric Walter
Email:emaillott2007be@yahoo.deEmail:emaillotohouse@netscape.net
Tel: 32-487-850-945.






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