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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.
  • +447031943459 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448712473476 (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.
  • alan_brown5@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: "colen vankeen" <luckydaylottery24@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 23:59:43 +0100
Subject: LUCKYDAY WINNING NOTIFICATION

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,27th Of October 2005 that you are one of the winners of the LUCKY
DAY LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on 25th of October 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 ALAN COCKBURN BROWN
EMAILADDRESS:alan_brown5@myway.com
FAX: +44-871-247-3476
TEL: +44-703-194-3459
=======================================

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 Colen 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.

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