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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • +447023059364 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448709124861 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • infodesk_luckydaypromo@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "Luckyday Lottery" <luckydaypromotion0004@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2006 01:28:37 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATION !! LUCKYDAY EMAIL BALLOT SYSTEM DRAW !! LOTTERY WINNER !!

LUCKY DAY LOTTERY.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM.
PALEISSTRAAT 9, 2514 DEN HAAG,NETHERLANDS.


FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: LDL /2551256003/22
BATCH: 14/0017/IPD


www.luckyday.nl.


ATTENTION:SIR/MADAM,


LUCKY DAY LOTTERY AWARD NOTIFICATION/FINAL NOTICE:


We are pleased to inform you of the announcement
today,7th Of January 2006 that you are one of the
winners of the LUCKY DAY LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
PROGRAMS held on 28th of December 2005.
Your email,attached to ticket number
025-1146-1992-750, with serial number 2113-22 drew
the lucky numbers 13-15-22-37-39-43;the lottery was
categorized into four zonal (Africa, America, Europe
and Asia)stages with the amount won by individual
respectively and consequently you have won the
lottery in the 1st category.You have therefore been
approved for a lump sum pay out of
750,000.00Euro[Seven Hundred And Fifty Thousand
Euros]Credited to file REF NO.LDL/2551256003/22.

This is from total prize of 17,000,000.00 Euro in 1st
category shared among the seventeen international
winners in this category.

All participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn form 15 million email addresses
from across the globe as part of International
Promotions Program, which is conducted annually.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

You are required keep this award to yourself until
your claim has been processed and your money remitted
to you.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this
program.

Through computer balloting you were been zoned for
your funds to be released in our Europe office which
is in United Kingdom.

To begin the claims processing of your prize winnings
you are advised to contact our licensed and
accredited claims agent with the informatiom below

=======================================
NAME OF AGENT:MR COLEN MARK
EMAILADDRESS:infodesk_luckydaypromo@yahoo.co.uk
FAX: +44-870-912-4861
TEL: +44-702-305-9364
=======================================

For due processing and remittance of your prize.
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later
than two weeks after the day of notification. After
this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.

NOTE:

In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, please remember to quote your
reference and batch numbers in every one of your
correspondences with your agent.
Furthermore, should there be any change of your
address, do inform your claims agent as soon as
possible.

Congratulations again from all our staff and thank
you for being part of our promotions program.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr Van Ken.
Co-ordinator International.

-----------------------------------------------------


The LUCKYDAY Awards is proudly sponsored by the
Microsoft Corporation,the Intel Group,Toshiba, Dell
computers, Mckintosh and a conglomeration of other
international IT companies.The LUCKY DAY LOTTERY
internet draw is held once in a year and is so
organized to encourage the use of the internet and
computers worldwide.We are proud to say that over
200 Million Euros are won annually in more than 150
countries worldwide.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam