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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • ",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!

Fraud email example:

From: Dalila Zamora <dzamora@ucmerced.edu>
Reply-To: mr.vanjanssen22@live.com
Date: Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:59:01 +0100
Subject:




FROM:THE PROMOTION DEPARTMENT
HEINEKEN INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION
ANTHONIE VAN DIJCKERWEG
11077 ME AMSTERDAM
THE NETHERLANDS

Dear:Winner, We are pleased to inform you officially the result of the just concluded NEWLY HEINEKEN INTERNATIONAL ONLINE
EMAIL LOTTERY DRAW held on 23rd September,2008. Your E-mail address attached to Winning
No:(11)(28)(48)(34)(44(34),Consequently won you this prize in the Third Group.

The NEWLY HEINEKEN ONLINE EMAIL DRAWS was carried out through random sampling in our computerized E-mail selection machine
TOTAL from a database of over 1,000,000 Email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world,and the Globe divided
into Zones. This is to encourage Our International Consumers WorldWide for their kind patronage and support.

You are hereby notified that your winning falls under our AFRICAN REGIONAL ZONE,and hence you are to be paid by our
AFRICAN REGIONAL PAYMENT CENTRE.

You have been approved for lump sums Payout of($950,000.00 USD) Nine Hundred And Fifty Thousand US Dollars.Credited to Ref
No: MSW/56B-672GH/L and winning No:(11)(28)(48)(34)(44)(34) To file for claims,You are to contact our assigned Promotion
Mnanager in our Promotion Department below by E-mail.

**************************************
HEINEKEN PROMOTION DEPARTMENT
ANTHONIE VAN DIJCKERWEG 1
1077 ME AMSTERDAM,THE NETHERLANDS
Promotion Manager: Mr.Van Janssen
E-mail: mr.vanjanssen21@live.com
***************************************

Below are the compulsory details you are to provide When Contacting the Promotion Manager. 1.Full
Name:........................
2.Sex:..............................
3.Address:..........................
4.Nationality:......................
5.Marital Status:...................
6.Age:/Date of Birth:...............
7.Occupation:.......................
8.Next Of Kin:......................
9.Home Tel:/Mobile Tel:/Fax:........
10.State of Origin:/Country:........
11.Your Ref No:/winning No:.........
12.Indicate Your Winning Zone:......

NOTE:You are to keep all lottery information away from the general public especially your Winning numbers.This is
important as a case of double claims will not be entertained and will amount to disqualification of your already won
prize.

On behalf of Heineken Bottling Company and the entire Lottery Board members,I say congratulations and a prosperous 2008.

HEINEKEN is the official proud sponsors of the on-going UEFA CHAMPION LEAGUE.

Best Of Luck,
MR. SAR SNIJDER
LOTTERY CO-ORDINATOR.

Anti-fraud resources:

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