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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:
  • ",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 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.
  • staatsclaim@aol.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: karl meier <fernando_benson@web.de>
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 11:34:43 +0200
Subject: CLAIM IMMEDIATELY!!!




CLAIM IMMEDIATELY!!!
EMAIL-LOTTERY AWARD PROMOTIONAL PROGRAMME

Attention: Winner,

We are delighted to notify you of the result of the Staatsloterij Jackpot and Promotions Netherlands, held on the 8th of September, 2007. In accordance with the world lottery ordnance, you authorized as an official lottery prize winner to immediately file in for your claims upon receipt of this mail. This is an online promotional program organized by Staatsloterij Jackpot and Promotions, Netherlands. A total number of various individual email addresses and companies alike were entered for the Free Lotto Automatic Subscription Ticket Game. No ticket was sold.

Bear in mind that prizes will strictly be remitted to winners that officially file in for their claims within the given time frame. To begin your claim process, you are advised to immediately contact your agent with the details below.

MR. WILLIAMS PETERS
TEL: 0031 - 624 594 794
FAX: 0031 - 847 111 492
Email: staatsclaim@aol.co.uk [mailto:staatsclaim@aol.co.uk]

Note that all winnings must be claimed not later than September 24th 2007, and any unclaimed prize will be returned to the treasury of the organizing firm as unclaimed prize.
(NB) You are to file in for the claim of (US$1,000,000.00) under category "A"

Here are your winning details:
Batch Number: 245/2002/AWK
Ticket Number: 1001-558962-5899
Serial Number: 6666/05
Lucky Number:22-00-99-36-50

Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember to quote your Ticket number, Batch number, your full names, telephone number, fax number and address in all correspondence.

Congratulations once more and thank you for being part of our quarterly
promotional program.

Yours truly,
Mrs.Colen Van Ken
Promotions Coordinator.



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