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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:
  • "part of our security protocols" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • ",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 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.
  • +31610698903 (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.
  • ganzgrossint@aim.com
  • ganzgrossint@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "jebez jann" <jebezjann@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ganzgrossint@myway.com
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 17:36:51 +0200
Subject: LOTTO WINNER.


THE PROMOTION CO-ORDINATOR OF DAYZERS LOTERIJ NL
Official Website: www.dayzers.nl

We wish to congratulate you over your email success in our computer
balloting sweepstake held on 8th of July, 2008. This is a scientific
computer game in which email addresses were used selected from the internet
online. It is a promotional program aimed at encouraging internet users in
all over the World. Your e-mail address attached to Ticket number;
GAN/231589763334 with serial numbers GAN/UYH667898365, Batch Number
GAN/2KU7876535425/JK, Reference Number GAN/8712098323 and
Drew from lucky numbers 765-998-923-983-897 which consequently won in the
2nd category. You have been approved for a lump sum pay out of US
$ 1,000,000.00 by the DAYZERS LOTERIJ INTERNATIONAL COMPANY in conjunction
with Microsoft Co-operation, Payable in cash credited to security file
numbers; GAN/POLK87653456545/KJ at the Netherlands Payment Bank.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Due to the mix up of some numbers and email addresses, we ask that you Keep
your winning information's confidential until your claim has been processed
and your winning fund remitted into your provided bank account as the
authorized legal beneficiary. This is part of our security protocols to
avoid unwarranted abuse of this Program by some participants. This
compensational program was sponsored by Microsoft Co-operation and William
Henry Gates III and His Giant cofounder of the Microsoft Corporation, holds
30.7 percent of its stock making him one of the richest people in the United
States and the world in general. Microsoft had help people and Businesses by
providing affordable, reliable and convenient payment services and software
in the world today and we have invested US$2.5b into software, hardware,
computers and a simple to use interface. Dayzers NL was Founded in 1726 and
one of the oldest lotteries in the world. On February 3rd, 2003, in an
endorsement of its work for refugees worldwide, UNHCR has received 1 million
euros in donation from the Netherlands Dayzers Company. It is a great
opportunity to anyone looking to increase sales through email marketing! So
you can realize your dream of financial independence. Note that all winners
were selected through a computer ballot-system drawn from over 850,000,000
companies and personal email addresses from all over the world online of
which three (3) where selected at random as winners in different categories.
Please contact the Clearance Department for your claim:

Mrs.Maris Godman,
For Dr. Jabez Jan van (Director of operations).
(clearance/administration consultants in the Netherlands)
GANZGROSS INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT AUTHORITY.
TEL: +31-610-698-903, Fax: +31-847-301-110
Email: ganzgrossint@aim.com
ganzgrossint@myway.com

Remember, all winnings must be claim not later than 29th of July, 2008.
After this date, all unclaimed Funds will be transfer to the International
Debt Payment Reconciliation Unit in the Literary Fund. The Literary Fund is
used solely for educational purposes, such as school construction,
renovation, and teacher retirement funding. Please note that in order to
avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember to always quote your
Reference numbers in all your correspondence.
Furthermore, should there be any change of your contact address or
information's about you, do inform our clearance Agency immediately to avoid
disqualification of winnings.
Congratulations once again from all the members of our staff.
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Mrs. Y.R.C. (Yvonne) van Oort. (Lottery Director)
De Nederlandse Dayzers International.
Paleisstraat 5 2514 JA Den Haag

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