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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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 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.
  • henry_woodward@post.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Andrew peters" <peters1196@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 10:59:13 +0000
Subject: Prize/Payment Information

LUCKY DAY LOTTERY NETHERLANDS
www.luckyday.nl
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: LDL /2551256003/22
BATCH: 14/0017/IPD

SIR/MADAM,

RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION: FINAL NOTICE

We are pleased to inform you of the announcementtoday, 7th of October, 2005
that you are one of thewinners of the LUCKY DAY LOTTERY
INTERNATIONALPROGRAMS held on the 2nd of October, 2005. Your email Address,
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 1,000,000.00 Euro
[One Million Euros 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 Personal and
Business 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 participantsof this program. Through computer balloting
you were been zoned for your winnings to be released in our Europe Payment
office which is in United Kingdom. To begin your claim, please contact your
claim Agent with the details Below For due processing and remittance of your
prize:

NAME: HENRY WOODWARD Email mailto:henry_woodward@post.com

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.Note: Anybody under
the age of 18 is automaticallydisqualified.

Sincerely,

ANDREW PETERS

Promotions Manager
www.luckyday.nl
...........................................................................................................................................
The LUCKYDAY LOTTERY Awards is proudly sponsored by a conglomerate of
Multi-National IT companies. The LUCKYDAY 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