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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

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:

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:
- "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- ",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)
- ",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.
- +31615357087 (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.
- slpclaimcenter@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <sharon.pinkett5@virgilio.it>
Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 18:14:59 +0100 (GMT+01:00)
Subject: WEBMAIL PROMO.FORWARD YOUR DETAILS

WEBMAIL PROMO.FORWARD YOUR DETAILS
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARD DEPARTMENT

RESULTS FOR CATEGORY "A" DRAWS

Congratulations to
you as we bring to your notice, the results of the Second Category
draws of THE MICRO/STAAT PROMO INT. We are happy to inform you that you
have emerged a winner under the First Category, which is part of our
promotional draws. The draws are being officially announced today 22nd
of APRIL 2006. 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 e-
mail address, attached to ticket number 46939, with serial number 472-
9768 drew the lucky numbers W-91237-HÂ°67/B4 and consequently won in the
First Category. You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of
1,000,000 (One Million Euros), which is the winning payout for Category
A winners.

This is from a total cash prize of 10,000,000.00 Million
Euros shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with the paying Bank.a

In
your best interest to avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we
request that you keep the entire details of your award strictly from
public notice until the process of transferring your claims has been
completed, and your funds remitted to your account.

NOTE: All
winnings must be notarized and a certificate of award must be obtained
from the Netherlands Gaming Control Board to complete the claims
process, this certificate can only be obtained through legal
representation so winners will be referred to our Regional Director to
assist in this process. Winners are to cover the legal charges for the
notarization of the claim forms and the acquisition of the certificate
of award not STAATSLOTERIJ.

This is part of our security protocol to
avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by
participants/nonparticipants of this program. Please contact your
claims agent immediately for due processing and remittance of your
prize money to a designated account of your choice:

You are advised
to contact the agents by email.
Failure to do so may warrant
disqualification.

NOTE: For easy reference and identification, find
below your Reference and Batch numbers.
Remember to quote these
numbers in your correspondence with your claims agent.
REF Number:
NM/BC921245/KY14
BATCH No: NM/207161/WOP.

To file for your claim,
please contact the fiduciary agent.
***********************************************
Mr. JERRY BRANDON.
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS.
TELEPHONE: +31-615- 357-087
Fax: +31-847-116-715
Fax: +31-847-117-355.

Reply Email: slpclaimcenter@netscape.net
***********************************************
N.B:
All claims are
nullified after 15 working days from today.
Congratulations once again
from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions
program.

Sincerely Yours,
SHARON PINKETT.
THE PROMOTION COORDINATOR,

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