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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:

• 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:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • +447031745169 (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.
  • luckylotto00225@yahoo.com.ph (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • frawilliam24@netscape.net

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?q?LUCKYDAY=20INTERNATIONAL?= <luckylotto00225@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2006 18:06:00 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CONGRATULATION.


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: luckylotto00225@yahoo.com.ph

LUCKYDAY INTERNATIONAL.

NATIONWIDE LOTTO UK.

FROM:THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT.

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD.

BATCH NO: LDNL/001134/04.

REF. NO. LDNL/1285579/04

AWARD NOTIFICATION.


This is to inform you of the release of the EMAIL

LOTTERY BALLOT INTERNATIONAL / WORLD GAMING BOARD

winners of the SCIENTIFIC GAME PROMO LOTTERY; UNITED

KINGDOM. Each email address was randomly selected and

attached to ticket numbers and the numbers here

quoted won the lottery in the 3nd category.


Corporate and individual email addresses were selected

from Australia,New Zealand, America, Europe, North

America and Asia as part of International Promotions

Program,which is conducted annually.


Your email address attached to ticket

number 600235 with serial number 768955 drew the lucky

numbers of 13-7-9 which consequently won the

lottery in the 3nd category. You have therefore been

approved for a lump sum payout of 1,000,000.00 United Kingdom Pounds

(ONE MILLION POUNDS) in cash credited to file with REF.

NO. LDNL/1285579/04.


CONGRATULATIONS: In a bid to correct the mix up of

some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your

winning information confidential until your claims

have been processed and your money Remitted to you.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid double

claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some

participants.


All participants were selected through a computer

ballot system drawn from only Microsoft users from

over 20,000 company and 3,000,000 individual email

addresses and names from all over the world. This

promotional program takes place annually.We hope

with part of your winning you will be lucky in our

next year 5 million Pounds international lottery.



To begin your lottery claim, please contact

the Fiducial processing Agent Mr. FRANK WILLIAM of The

Foreign Operation/Claims Department of the appointed

company, LUCKYDAY INTERNATIONAL on

Tel:+44-703-174-5169 (frawilliam24@netscape.net)who

has been designated for the processing and remittance

of your winning prize money to a destination of your

choice.


All correspondence should be related to this payment center. Remember all winning must be claimed not later than two weeks from this day, unclaimed funds will be included in the next year's stake. Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your ticket number and serial numbers in all correspondence.



N.B: Any persons under the age of 18 is automatically

disqualified from this programe.


Accept our warmest felicitation and congratulations as

we await on your swift contact back to your designated

fiducial Agent for guidance on the procedures of

claims and payment.


Yours,

Mary Donking (Mrs).

National Co-ordinator .



- LUCKYDAY INTERNATIONAL

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