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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.
  • +31616949413 (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.
  • kretsoftlottery2007@yahoo.dk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: lotterydesk2007 <kretsoftlottery2007@yahoo.dk>
Date: 3 Aug 2007 03:18:33 +0200
Subject: kretsoft ltd.FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION

Content-Type: text/plain
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit


Contact Mr. Will Powet
Kresoft Intl Limited.
Hovestraag Centrum,
7721BV Cayman.
The-Netherlands
Your Ref: Number: SHLNL432/885/RRS
Your Batch Number: GKN8901137-ADB7


Attn: Sir/ Madam.

We are pleased to inform you of the result of The Lottery Winners
International programs held on the 03th of August 2007. Your e-mail
address
was attached to ticket number 7775114-6410 with Serial No: 223155-06
drew
lucky numbers 7-14-78-23-27-47 which consequently won in the 5th
category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of Euro
1,000,000.00 (One Million Euro).

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your
winning information confidential until your claims has been processed
and
your money Remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to
avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
participants and non-participants. All participants where selected
through a
computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000 company and 30,000,000
individual email addresses and names from all over the world drawn
from
Europe. America , Asia, Australia , New Zealand , Middle-East, parts
of
Africa and North and South America . We hope with part of your winning
you will take part in our next year 50 million international lottery.
To file for your claim, please contact your claim agent with the
contact information below:

Mr. Will Powet
Globe Services BV
The Netherlands .
Tel: 0031-616-949-413
Fax: 0031-847-195-169
E-mail:kretsoftlottery2007@yahoo.dk

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam