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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • +31619287642 (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.
  • abnfinancegro@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • prenom.nom@laposte.net

Fraud email example:

From: "b.kuz" <b.kuz@laposte.net>
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:34:32 +0200
Subject: CONTACT YOUR PAYMENT OFFICER


CONTACT YOUR PAYMENT OFFICER

Freelotto International
4412 Beds 721 Koningin Julianaplein 32,
Rotterdam, the Netherlands
(Lotto affiliated with Subscriber Agents).

Dear Sir/Madam,
We happily announce to you the draw of the result of freelotto programs held on the 22nd of July, 2007 in Netherlands. You have be certified and accredited for this category with reference number: LU/NL/2031/8161/04; Batch Number: N3/A312-59; Ticket Number: 025/078742; Serial Number: 1105908 and lucky numbers drew: 15-35-09-44-10.

You are therefore, been approved to claim a total sum of (us$ 700 000.00) in cash credited to your file. This is as part of our twelve-monthly promotion and it is been funded by notable multi-national companies, government functionaries and individuals with a vision to distribute wealth world-wide.

Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds to you as soon as you make contact with him/ her.

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100, 000 database worldwide.
To file for your claim, Please contact our payment officer below for processing of your wining funds

Mr. Simon Jones
Abn Finance Group
Hummer Nieuwlaanveld
1013 1218 HG, Almere
The Netherlands
TEL: +31-619-287-642
E-mail Address: abnfinancegro@netscape.net

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program. Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
Sincerely,

Mrs. Benson Kuz
Co-coordinator


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