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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.

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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "foreign service manager" (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 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.
  • orientaldeseguros@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "lottery co cordination" <luckydaylottery@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:24:01 +0100
Subject: lottery co cordination

LUCKYDAY LOTTERY national luckyday lottery
1102 ATURO SORIA
MADRID SPAIN.
www.luckyday.nl

Dear Winner,**************

We are please to announce you as one of the 10 lucky winners in the
spanish sweep stake draw held on the 12th of Jan 2007.All 10 winning
Addresses were randomly selected from a batch number of 50,000,000
international Emails from NORTH&SOUTH AMERICA, EUROP.,AFRICA,ASIA
NEW ZERLAND.
Your email address emerged alongside 9 others as a 3rd
category Winners in this year's Annual luckyday Lotto Draw.
Consequently, you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of
(615,810,00 EUROS) only.
The following particulars Are attached to your lottery payment order:

(i) Winning numbers: PP 3502 /8707-01
(ii) Email ticket number: FL754/22/76
(iii) Lotto code number: 573881545-NL/2006
(iv) The file Ref number: PW 9590 ES 9414

Please contact the under listed claims Agent via email /or phone as
soon as possible for the immediate release of your winnings prize and also
send him the information requested below ,your winning prize of € 615,810.00
has been deposited with ORIENTAL SECURITY CO.S.A the are your claims agent
contact foreign service manager Dr LUIS FERNADEZ to release your payment processing
form which will be issued to you from the security company.
NOTE 10% of your winning prize belong the ORIENTAL SECURITYCO. S.A the are your claims agent.this 10% will be pay immediately you received your money to any account of your choice in your country or any destination.
FOREIGN OPERATION MANAGER
Name: LUIS .L FERNANDEZ
Phone:+ 34 669 061 728
FAX :+ 34 692 938 667
Email:orientaldeseguros@yahoo.com

1. NAME IN FULL:........................
2. ADDRESS:.............................
3. NATIONALITY:.........................
4. AGE:.................................
5. OCCUPATION:..........................
6. PHONE/FAX:...........................
7.COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE..................

N.B:
Please quote your Reference number in all correspondence with the claimsagent.make sure you call the agent first off all, to direct you .
Winners are advice to keep this award confidential until prize are claimed to avert
incidence of impersonation by unscrupulous elements. Once again on behalfof all our
staff,
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Sincerely,
MARTIN DOMINGO

Promotions Manager
The Luckyday Lotto Company
The Luckyday Lotto Awards is proudly sponsored by the Microsoft
Corporation, the Intel & telephonica.
Group, Toshiba, Dell Computers,Mackintosh and a Conglomeration of other
international IT companies.
The Luckyday lotto 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.
We also encourage you to visit our website at www.luckyday.nl and Take your
chance to play
and become part of our annual winners. Millions are won on a yearly basis
on one of the world's most famous lotto Service.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam