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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:

• 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 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.
  • +31613382028 (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.
  • informationwon2@aol.com

Fraud email example:

From: "LOTTO.NL" <informationwon@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2007 15:36:44 +0600
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS WINNER. TICKET 049824180

EURO-MILLION LOTTO NL,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARD DEPARTMENT
NUMBER: 049824180
www.lotto.nl

RESULTS FOR CATEGORY "A" DRAWS

ATTENTION: Sir/Madam,

Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice, the
results of the Second Category draws of THE LOTTO
NL.PROMO INT. We are happy to inform you that you have
emerged as a winner under the First Category, which is
part of our promotional draws. The results of the
draws have been officially announced.
Participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of
individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia,
Australia, Europe, Middle East, and Oceania as part of
our International Promotions Program.
Your email address, attached to ticket number
049824180,with serial number 990-4299 and lucky number
P-065376-H?22/a7 Number: NM/BC921245/KY15
BATCH No: NM/207261/WOP consequently won in the First
Category. You have therefore been awarded a lump sum
pay out of 1,000,000 (One Million Euros), which is the
winning payout for Category A winners. This is from a
total cash prize of 10,000,000.00 (Ten Million Euros)
shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in
this category. In your best interest to avoid mix up
of numbers and names of any kind, we request that you
keep the entire details of your award strictly from
public notice until the process of transferring your
claims has been completed, and your funds remitted to
your account.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants/no
participants of this program.
Please contact our paying bank immediately for due
processing and remittance of your prize money to a
designated account of your choice.
NOTE: For easy reference and identification, find
below your Reference and Batch numbers. Remember to
quote these numbers in your correspondence with your
paying bank. Also give them the following information:

1.Name
2.Age
3.Address
4.Telephone
5.Ticket and Serial Number:

Ref Number: NM/BC921245/KY15
BATCH No: NM/207261/WOP

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Your fund is now deposited with the paying Bank. To
begin your claims,
kindly contact the paying bank with the below
information:

Bank Name:offshorepayment Bank
Contact person: Mr. Kelvin Wilson
International Remittance Officer
E-mail:informationwon2@aol.com
Tel: +316 133 820 28
Fax: +318 4712 5993
NOTE: All claims are nullified after 10 working days
from today if unclaimed Congratulations once again
from all our staffs, and thank you for being part of
our promotions program.

Yours Sincerely,
Becky Aaron (Mrs.)

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