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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "national lottery promotion" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • +31643634562 (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.
  • fcasino4@aim.com
  • mailcasino@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "FREELOTTO PROMOTIONS" <awardcenter2@mynet.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:05:18 +0300
Subject: Award Distribution Center.Winning Notice!

THE PROMOTION CO-ORDINATOR OF FREELOTTO PROGRAM
INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTION PROGRAM
REGISTERED UNDER THE NETHERLANDS GAMING CONTROL LOTTERY
BOARD PROTECTION ACT OF; (Registration UND 0633X).
www.freelotto.com

Dear Winner,

Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice the result of free lotto
promotion. We are happy to inform you that your email address have emerged
winner of EUR 550, 000, 00 (Five Hundred Fifty Thousand Euros).

NOTE: To file for your claim, please contact the claim department below by
email.
***********************************************
HCN AGENCY NL
Tel: +31-643-634-562
Fax: +31-847-186-586
E-mail: fcasino4@aim.com
Alt.Mail. mailcasino@excite.com
Mr. Lukas Dempsey
**********************************************
Find below your promotion date, Reference and Batch numbers. Remember to
quote these numbers in your correspondence with your claims agent
PROMOTION DATE: 8 August 2007.
REFERENCE NUMBER: Ref:QZ/CV53/F/07.LX.
BATCH NUMBER: 116732

Our fiducially agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate
the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. This promotion was
organized by some eminent personalities from all over the world to promote
software companies and it takes place every two years. Please remember that
all winning must be processed not later than 30th August 2007 or when
authentic proof is given for the delay of filing your winning claim.

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your full
names, your country, your Private Telephone and Fax Number, your
Reference/Batch Numbers etc in any correspondences with us or our designated
agent.

Sincerely Yours,
Mrs. Cerena Morrison.
Director, Award Distribution Center.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam