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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million dollars" (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.
  • +31620896644 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Microsoft Staats Lotterij Program <staatslotterijprogram6@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 01:11:46 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATION!! YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS HAS WON PRIZE $2,000.000.00



CONGRATULATION!! YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS HAS WON PRIZE $2,000.000.00 MICROSOFT/STAATSLOTERIJ INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONAL PROGRAM Date: 1st OCTOBER 2007 Ref Nr: MSTL/CN/2628/YTBatch Number: 26/386/UTR.Serial Number 25742-86 Coupon No. MSTL-146478972197
Email Bearer, CONSOLATION PRIZE WINNING NOTICE!!! Europe/America private international e-games organizers and Co-sponsors, MICROSOFT / STAATSLOTERIJ, officially bring to your notice of the final draw result of OCTOBER-2007 MICROSOFT / STAATSLOTERIJ wheel E-game which was conducted at our international corporate office complex in The Netherlands. Most recently this foundation set up the NEW LOTTERY SCHEME to give out prizes based on COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM. By doing this the foundation seek to encourage the use of Internet for academic and business pursuits. It major aim is to promote music, theater, art and literature projects in the social and political arena with a focus on health, as well as science, research, and higher education. We wish to congratulate and inform you on the selection of your email coupon number which was selected among the 45 lucky consolation prize winners. Your email ID identified with Coupon No. MSTL-146478972197 and was selected by our E-games Random Selection System (ERSS) with entries from the 50,000 different email addresses enrolled for the E-game. Your email ID was included among the 50,000 different email addresses submitted by our partner international email provider companies. You have won a consolation cash prize of $2,000.000.00 (Two Million Dollars only). The MICROSOFT / STAATSLOTERIJ Group have approved a payout of your consolation cash prize which will be remunerated directly to you by the official Payment Agency Board. Our DUE PROCESS UNIT (DPU) will render to you complete assistance and provide additional information and processes for the claims of your consolation prize. For due process of your winning claim, please contact the DPU Information Officer MR.FRANK MULLER who has been assigned to assist you. CONTACT NAME: MR.FRANK MULLER.ADDRESS: GAZENDEEF STRAAT 324A, 1207 EA,AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS. E-MAIL: staatslotterijprogram1@yahoo.deTEL: +31 620896644
You are advised to provide him with the following information: Names:Phone/Fax number:Nationality:Ref Number: Batch Number: Coupon Number: Once again congratulations from all our staffs on your consolation prize winning, we hope you will partake in our forth coming MICROSOFT / STAATSLOTERIJ Email-games. Regards, Mrs. Flora Gunter. (Lottery Group Coordinator)
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