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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "fiduciary 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.
  • +447024064491 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +31619028482 (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.
  • info.ingbanknl@europe.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • enquiries_ingbank@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Raymond james <slify_manager_001@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 04:10:10 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Bank Contact Informations






YAHOO ONLINE LOTTERY
LEGAL VERIFICATION/CLEARANCE OFFICE
57b CHURCHILL AVENUE, TOTTENHAM LH24 CQ
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
Tel: (+44) 7024064491
7024064773




ATTENTION: Giselle

This is to formally inform you that your contact information has been sent to
YAHOO! AFFILIATING BANK (ING Bank NL.) where your money is safely deposited for payment purpose.

ING Bank NL. is one of the sponsors of YAHOO! ONLINE LOTTERY and is the Official affiliating Bank of the YAHOO! Corporation world wide.

By this email, you have finally been cleared and certified for payment.
We advice that you contact the above mentioned bank through their contact details below so as to receive your prize money.

While contacting them, you are to scan and attach a copy of either your driving license or your international passport page or any relevant internationally recognized document carrying your photograph to meet with international banking requirement.

Endeavour to keep us abreast with progress regarding your correspondence with ING BANK NL, until you are finally paid.

CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN, ON BEHALF OF MEMBERS AND STAFF OF YAHOO ONLINE LOTTERY.


ING BANK NETHERLANDS
Amstelplein 126, Postbus 2006, 1096bc, Amsterdam,
Netherlands.
TEL: +31619028482
Email: info.ingbanknl@europe.com
enquiries_ingbank@yahoo.co.uk

Web: www.ingbank.nl
Contact person; Mr. Anthonio Orez




Yours truly,

Dr. Raymond James Mehta,
(Fiduciary Agent)
YAHOO CLEARANCE/VERIFICATION DEPARTMENT
yahoo online lottery international

DISCLAIMER :
This message contains information which may be confidential and privileged. If you are not the addressee or have received the message in error, please
advise the sender by reply e-mail and delete the message. Any information in this e-mail or its attachments is provided with the understanding that it is
for informational purposes only regarding 'yahoo! lottery winners' and not as legal, accounting, or other professional advice





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