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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:
  • ",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)
  • "00,000.00" (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.
  • direktbannknnl@aim.com

Fraud email example:

From: eurocoordinate12@voila.fr
Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 22:21:01 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Your Details


E-MAIL INTERNATIONAL DRAW
Netherlands Staatsloterij.nl
Promotions Departmnet Office
Post bus 3334, 5902 RH Venlo
Den Haag, The - Netherlands
http://www.staatsloterij.nl
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Staatsloterij.nl International Prize award Winners that was held on the 5th November 2007, Your email address have been selected as one of the lucky winning, therefore you have been approved for a lump sum of drew prize of 1,000,000.00 (One Million Euros). in the 3rd category winners. Your email address attached to E-Ticket numbers: (*SNLT/7775114-6410*) with Serial No: (*SR472-3766-918*) Batch No: (*SB03-07*)

Congratulations!!!
All participants where selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000 company and 30,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world
drawn from Europe. America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Middle East, parts of Africa, North and South America. We hope with part of your winning you will take part in our next year 5million international lottery. To file for your claim, please contact the bank in charge of your winning transfer and In order to avoid unnecessary delays with your claim from the bank; please contact them immediately, and quote your winning and personal information now.The bank contact details are as follow(s):
Bank: Direkt Bank.
Contact person: Mr Johnny White
Vice President: Private Banking and Assets Management.
Tel:(+31)63 43 71 727.
Fax:{+31 84}73 66 179.
E-mail address: direktbanknlnl@ozu.es
E-mail address: direktbannknnl@aim.com
We expect you to provide them with the information below for
the processing of your winning documents.
1.) FULL NAME:.................................
2.) AGE:...........................
3.) SEX:.....................................
4.) ADDRESS: ...............................
5.) ZIP/POSTAL CODE: .............................
6.) STATE/PROVINCE: ................................
7.) COUNTRY:.....................................
8.) PHONE: ............................
9. ) FAX NO: ....................................
10.) OCCUPATION/POSITION: .........................................
11.) COMPANY:.........................................
12.) EMAIL ADDRESS:................................
13.) TICKET NUMBER:........................................
14.) SERIAL NUMBERS:....................................
15.) YOUR BATCH NO:............................................
Congratulation once again from all our members of staff,
Yours sincerely,
Dr. Van Lugard.
(Staatsloterij.nl Promotions Coordinator).

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam