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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:
  • "claim 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.
  • +31650948862 (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.
  • finansconsults@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Graham Sopels" <grahamsopels08@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:02:23 +0100
Subject: Within the given time frame


This is a formal notification of the just concluded final draws of the
National Lottery weekly program held on the 10th of January.

The online cyber draws was conducted from an exclusive list of 300,000 email
addresses of individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced
automated random computer selection from the web. No tickets were sold.

After this automated computer ballot, your email address emerged as one of
the five winners in category "B" with the followings:

*Ref Number: EUM DN 0508-9T6*
*Batch Number: EUM QY-3LJ4*
*Ticket Number: 3510-EM 47*
*Serial Number: NPU-34*
*Lucky Number: 05 13 27 33 42 (02-04)*
**
Bear in mind that prizes will strictly be remitted to winners that
officially file in for their claim within the given time frame. To begin
your claim, you are advised to immediately contact our accredited claim
agent with the details *below*.

*Furnish the claim agent with your full name, direct telephone/fax numbers
and very important, your winning details.*
**
*FINANS CONSULTS NL
Name: Mr. Roel Bastmeijer
T: +31 650 948 862
F: +31 847 253 036
E: **finansconsults@aim.com*
**
*Please complete the informations below:
*
Family Names:
Given Names:
Residential Address:
Date and Place of Birth:
Profession:
Telephone:
Mobile Nr:
Fax Nr:
Batch Nr: Ticket Nr:
Ref Nr: Serial Nr:
Lucky Nr:
The above completed informations must be forwarded strictly to the program
coordinator:
*FINANS CONSULTS NL
Name: Mr. Roel Bastmeijer
T: +31 650 948 862
F: +31 847 253 036
E: **finansconsults@aim.com*
**
Your prize award has been insured with your email address and will be
transferred to you upon meeting the requirement of the gaming board
authority which includes your statutory obligations.

All winnings must be claimed within 14 working days. Any unclaimed prize
will be returned to the treasury of National Lottery. You are advised to
keep your winning details strictly to yourself and not share it with any
individual or firm.
NOTE: You are to file in for the claim of Two Million Five Hundred Thousand
Euro Only.

Thank you for being part of our program and on behalf of all our staff
congratulations.
Yours truly,

Graham Sopels
Program Coordinator

* * * * * * D I S C L A I M E R * * * * * * *

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If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by E-Mail
return and then delete this message from your system. You should not copy
or use it or disclose its contents to any other person.

If any part of this message is illegible or if you suspect that the message
may have been intercepted or amended, please contact the sender.
We cannot accept any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of this
message without further investigation.

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Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam