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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • electronicmedia2@aim.com
  • electronicmedia3@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "duru dike" <e.millionsm1@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 07:45:26 -0400
Subject: CONTACT PAYING AGENT FOR YOUR WINNING PRICE.

CONTACT PAYING AGENT FOR YOUR WINNING PRICE.
From the Desk of Award Department
Ref. Number : 336/582/438/1111
Batch Number : 335/886/ 200 / 9005

We are pleased to inform you of the announement today of winners of the
Luckyday E-mail Lottery International Programs held on the 27th of
March,2007 and released YESTERDAY , your e-mail address attached to ticket
number: LLI/6/ 095/586/400 with Serial number: 40/EL/521
drawn from the lucky number: 202/398/543/213, and consequently won in the
3rd category. You have therefore been approved for a payment of the sum
of EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND EUROS, (E850.000 Euros).

CONGRATULATION !
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning
information confidential until your claims has been processed and
your money remitted to your account. 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
over 50,000,000 companies and individual email addresses and names
from all over the world. This promotional program takes place every
year.This lottery was promoted and sponsored by Multi National Companies .
To
begin your claim,PLEASE CONTACT THE AGENT BELOW with the following
information:-Your full Name{s} and street address,Contact Telephone
number{s},Your age/Profession and please quote this Reference
number:-Ref.Number : 336/582/438/1111 ANDBatch Number : 335/886/ 200 / 9005
.

ELECTRONIC MEDIA AGENCY.

AMSTERDAM NETHERLANDS,

{Government approved Lottery agent}

Carnegielaan 12, 3517 KH Amsterdam-Netherlands

CONTACT PERSON:Mr.Richards.Brown

E-MAIL: electronicmedia2@aim.com/E-MAIL: electronicmedia3@aim.com
CONTACT PAYING AGENT FOR YOUR WINNING PRICE.
From the Desk of Award Department
Ref. Number : 336/582/438/1111
Batch Number : 335/886/ 200 / 9005

We are pleased to inform you of the announement today of winners of the
Luckyday E-mail Lottery International Programs held on the 27th of
March,2007 and released YESTERDAY , your e-mail address attached to ticket
number: LLI/6/ 095/586/400 with Serial number: 40/EL/521
drawn from the lucky number: 202/398/543/213, and consequently won in the
3rd category. You have therefore been approved for a payment of the sum
of EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND EUROS, (E850.000 Euros).

CONGRATULATION !
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning
information confidential until your claims has been processed and
your money remitted to your account. 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
over 50,000,000 companies and individual email addresses and names
from all over the world. This promotional program takes place every
year.This lottery was promoted and sponsored by Multi National Companies .
To
begin your claim,PLEASE CONTACT THE AGENT BELOW with the following
information:-Your full Name{s} and street address,Contact Telephone
number{s},Your age/Profession and please quote this Reference
number:-Ref.Number : 336/582/438/1111 ANDBatch Number : 335/886/ 200 / 9005
.

ELECTRONIC MEDIA AGENCY.

AMSTERDAM NETHERLANDS,

{Government approved Lottery agent}

Carnegielaan 12, 3517 KH Amsterdam-Netherlands

CONTACT PERSON:Mr.Richards.Brown

E-MAIL: electronicmedia2@aim.com/E-MAIL: electronicmedia3@aim.com


Please be informed that you are requested to grant the approved agent ALL
the necessary co-operation,as your lottery winning prize is already
deposited with their bank here in Holland,and your winning prize will be
paid to you ONLY upon satisfactory report and verifications
provided by our processing agency. Remember, if not claim for certain period
it will returned as unclaimed to the company.
Congratulations once more from the Management and Staff of Lucky Day
Promotions,while thanking you for being part of our promotional

program.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr.D Bremen.
Promotion Manager.

Please be informed that you are requested to grant the approved agent ALL
the necessary co-operation,as your lottery winning prize is already
deposited with their bank here in Holland,and your winning prize will be
paid to you ONLY upon satisfactory report and verifications
provided by our processing agency. Remember, if not claim for certain period
it will returned as unclaimed to the company.
Congratulations once more from the Management and Staff of Lucky Day
Promotions,while thanking you for being part of our promotional

program.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr.D Bremen.
Promotion Manager.

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