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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:

• 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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • ",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.
  • +31626333806 (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.
  • kasservices@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • nlstaatsloterij@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: nlstaatsloterij@gmail.com
Reply-To: kasservices@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:43:29 +0100
Subject: Call to Confirm Details.


Ref No: UT771008-07
Serial Number: 8LE02208
The Nederland=92s Staatsloterij
Postbus 3334, 5902RH
Venlo-Nederland
https://www.staatsloterij.nl
Date: 12th January 2008.

Dear Sir/Madam,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of our Nederland=92s Staatsloterij =
Internet Program that was conducted and release today the 19th day of
March 2008. Your electronic mail address which we attach to the program Ref =
No: UT771008-07 and Serial Number: 8LE02208 has been
selected among the lucky recipient to collect an approved payment of =
1,000,000:00 euros only (One Million Euro Only) each, being the beneficiary
of this email address. You are hereby advice to contact our payment =
processing/finance firm on the below stated details.
********************************************
Mr. M. Eliuk
Amstelveen-The Netherlands.
Tel: +31-626-333806
Fax: +31-847-118266
Email: kasservices@gmail.com
********************************************
We expect you to provide them with details of the information below for the =
processing of your winning documents.

1). Full Names:..................
2). Residential Address: ........
3). Occupation:..................
4). Sex:.........................
5). Phone/Fax Numbers:...........
6). Country of Resident:.........
7). Nationality: ................
8). Reference Number:............
9). Serial Number:...............
10). Amount Won:.................
11). Email Address:..............
12). A scan or Fax Copy of any Valid Proof of your Identification like =
International Passport or Driver's License:................

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, Asia, Australia, New =
Zealand, Middle East, Africa, North and South America. Do note also
that every email addresses that were used on this program were gotten without =
the knowledge of each recipient. Be informed here that all winnings
must be claimed not later than the 2nd Day of April 2008 and that anybody =
under the age of 18yrs is not eligible to apply for a claim of this
amount. Congratulations from our management as we expect you to make good use =
of your funds. Do note also that every email addresses that
were used on this program were gotten without the knowledge of each =
recipient.

Sincerely Yours,
Freida Witbra
Sweepstakes Coordinator.
Nederland=92s Staatsloterij.
Email: nlstaatsloterij@gmail.com
Copyright =A9 2001-2008
*********************************************
Note: In accordance with the Nederland=92s Staatsloterij policy and =
regulations, this message is dispatched directly to the recipient only. If =
you are
not the rightful owner of this email address or feel that you have received =
this message by error, we advice you destroy this copy as you are not
authorized to read, print, retain or disseminate any part of it for any =
reason.
*********************************************

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