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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.
  • +31624591061 (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.
  • laagstebnk05@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • adminlagaastebanknl@gawab.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "gloriaevoss@yahoo.com " <gloriaevoss@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2007 02:55:32 +0200
Subject: YOUR EMAIL ID HAVE WON PRIZE

PRIZE AWARD DEPT. REF No: 9590 ES 9414
BATCH No: 573881545-NL/2007
SERIAL No: 43568000/12
[FOR CATEGORY "A" WINNER ONLY]
ATTN: LOTTERY WINNER.

We wish to congratulate you of the result of the STAAT Lottery.NL
(international program) balloting sweepstake held on the 30th June 2007.
This is a millennium scientific computergame 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. You have been
approved for the star prize of 1,000, 000.00 (One Million Euros).

VERIFICATION AND CLAIMS FORM(ENDEAVOUR TO FILL AND SEND THIS FORM TO OUR
PAYING BANK INFORMATION (Laagstebnk05@aim.com
1.FULL NAMES: _______________________________
2.ADDRESS: _______________________________
3.SEX male_______________________________________
4.AGE: ______________________________________
5.MARITAL STATUS:_ __________________________
6.OCCUPATION:_ _____________________________
7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:__ _________________________
8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_ _______________________
9.BATCH NUMBER:_____________B.SERIAL NUMBER:_____________
10.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/_____________
11.AMOUNT WON:____.
_________________________
12. COUNTRY_____ ____________________________
13. Scanned copy of identity.

Once again congratulations from members of staff of STAAT.NL Lottery.
To claim your winning prize you are to contact the appointed agent as soon
as possible for the immediate release of your winnings:

You must contact the PAYING BANK with your Full Names, Contact Telephone
Numbers (Home, Office and Mobile Number and also Fax Number)and also with
your winning informations via email to process the immediate payment of your
prize.The Validity period of the winnings is for 30 working days hence you
are expected to make your claims immediately, any claim not made before this
date will be returned to the East-West Australia Lottery board.

Contact the paying bank with the following:
Bank's Name:LAAGSTEHYPOTHEEKOFFERTE. BANK
Contact person: Mr Jim Benson
Amsterdam, Netherlands.
E-mail:adminlagaastebanknl@gawab.com
E-mail: Laagstebnk05@aim.com
Tel: +31-624-591-061
Fax: +31847-235-420.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam