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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:
  • ",500,000" (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.
  • +31614797465 (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.
  • clmdpt_hoffman147@yahoo.it

Fraud email example:

From: Dr Van Buren <g.fuzio@bcquirinale.com>
Reply-To: clmdpt_hoffman147@yahoo.it
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:12:32 +0200
Subject: Ref: NL/776090X2/23 (Call To Confirm)



Ref: NL/776090X2/23 Batch: 013/06/8394369 NOTIFICATION We happily
announce to you the Draw of the (ELECTRONIK LOTTERY) INTERNATIONAL
EMAIL PROMOTION.Your Email was attached to these lucky winning
numbers: 03,18,21,24,36,38 (bonus no.20) You have therefore been
approved for a lump sum payout of $1,500,000(One Million Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars) payout in Us dollars, in cash credited to file
XYL/26510460037/06. To file for your claim please contact the Lotter
Director, With Details Below: Contact Person: Sir. Keese Hoffman Phone
Number: 0031-614-797-465 Fax Number : 0031-847-360-271 Contact
Email: clmdpt_hoffman147@yahoo.it 1.FULL NAMES OF BENEFICIARY:
2.RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: 3.DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: 4.PHONE/FAX NUMBERS:
5.NAME AND ADDRESS OF NEXT OF KIN: 6.SEX: 7.OCCUPATION: 8.MARITAL
STATUS: 9.NATIONALITY: 10.Ref NUMBER/BATCH NUMBER: 11. AMOUNT WON:
NOTE: 1. You can come down in person to collect your funds here in the
Netherlands. 2. Have wired bank to bank transfer.

The Validity period
of the winnings is for 10 working days hence you are expected to make
your claims immediately, any claim not made before this date will be
returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA. The society
lotteries are managed by Sisson Marketing international
Limited,Certified by the Gambling Commission ELM Certification
180/3/2.(c)Netherlands National Lottery 2008. Congratulations once
again from all our staff for being a part of our Promotions program.
Dr Van Buren Website : www.lotto.nl

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam