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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)
  • "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 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.
  • +31641648111 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "lotto209 Gazeta.pl" <lotto209@gazeta.pl>
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:41:28 +0200
Subject: NUMBER: 934023178


LOTTO NL,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARD DEPARTMENT
NUMBER: 934023178
www.lotto.nl

RESULTS FOR CATEGORY "A" DRAWS
ATTENTION: Sir/Madam,

Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice, the results of the Second
Category draws of DE

LOTTO NL.PROMO INT. We are happy to inform you that you have emerged as a
winner under the First

Category, which is part of our promotional draws. The results of the draws
have been officially

announced .Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from 2,500,000 email

addresses of individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia,
Australia, Europe, Middle East,

and Oceania as part of our International Promotions Program. Your email
address, attached to ticket

number 934023178, with serial number NL90-4264, Lucky Number: 24,2,6,35,45
and BATCH No:

HO/222161/WOP consequently won in the First Category. You have therefore
been awarded a lump sum pay

out of € 1,200,000 which is the winning payout for Category A winners. This
is from a total cash

prize of € 12,800,000.00 shared amongst the first Twelve (12) lucky winners
in this category. This

is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous
acts by participants/no

participants of this program. Please contact our paying bank immediately for
due process

1. Name
2. Age
3. Address
4. Telephone
5. Lucky Number
*************************
Bank Name:DIREKTBANK NL
Contact person: Mr. Harry Brinkman
Email: direkt_banknl@ozu.es
Tel: +31 641 648 111
Fax: +31 847 119 436
********************
Yours Sincerely,
Mira Boe (Mrs.)

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam