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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 office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • ",000,000" (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 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.
  • +27735868061 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • agentandersonkombe@lycos.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "LUCKYDAYLOTTO" <luckydaylotto2@smartnet.mu>
Date: Sun, 01 Jul 2007 01:30:19 +0400
Subject: LUCKYDAY LOTTO

LUCKYDAY LOTTO
1102 VAN DER TRAAT
AMSTERDAM THE NETHERLANDS
http://www.luckyday.nl
Dear Winner,
We are please to announce you that the bearer of this email address has
emerged as one of the 10 lucky winners in the Luckyday Lotto draw held for
the month of June 2007.All 10 winning Addresses were randomly selected from
a batch of 50,000,000 international Emails. Your email address emerged
alongside 9 others as category 2 Winners in this year's Annual luckyday
Lotto Draw.Consequently,you have therefore been approved for a total pay out
of (One million Five Hundred Thousand Dolars)only.(USD1.5M)
The following particulars Are attached to your lotto payment order:
(i) Winning numbers: 37-13-43-85-67-11
(ii) Email ticket number: FL754/22/76
(iii) Lotto code number: FL23112
(iv) The file Ref number: FL/04/5237900/NL
Thus as the lottery stands, your payment falls in the African Region and you
will be claiming your winning funds through our Southern African lottery
agents called GLOBAL FINANCIAL SERVICES based in Johannesburg South
Africa.This is because the purpose of this lottery program was to promote
the hosting of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
Please contact the under listed claims officer via email and/or phone as
soon as possible for the immediate process and release of your winnings:
NAME: MR.ANDERSON KOMBE
GLOBAL FINANCIAL SERVICES WORLDWIDE
OFFICE ADDRESS:4TH FLOOR FIDELITY HOUSE
BRYANSTON JOHANNESBURG 2030, SOUTH AFRICA
TELEPHONE NUMBER:+27-73-58-68-061
EMAIL ADDRESS:agentandersonkombe@lycos.com
Do email the above email addresses and call the claim officer at once.In
order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to
quote your reference and winning numbers in all correspondences with your
claims officer.!
PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU ARE TO SEND THE BELOW INFORMATIONS REQUIRED TO CLAIM
YOUR WINNING PRIZE:
1.Full Name: ..........................
2.Address: ...............................
3.Nationality: ................................................
4.Age: .......................Date of Birth: ......
5.Occupation: .................................................
6.Phone: ...........Fax: ..................................
7.State of Origin: ..Country: .................
8:DELIVERY OPTIONS
DELIVERY OPTIONS:
(1): BANK SWIFT WIRE TRANSFER
(2): COME TO OUR OFFSHORE PAYMENT CENTER
Winners are advice to keep this award confidential until prize are claimed
to avert incidence of impersonation by unscrupulous elements.
Once again on behalf of all our staff,
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Sincerely,
Paul Green
Promotions Manager
The Luckyday Lotto Company
The Luckyday Lotto Awards is proudly sponsored by the Microsoft
Corporation,the Intel 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. This is also to done to promote the 2010 World Cup Soccer event
first to be hosted in Africa by South Africa and the have won the contract
to suplly the computers to be used during the tournament.This was the reason
why all the winners should claim their winnings from South African region.
We also encourage you to visit our website at http://www.luckyday.nl and
Take your chance to play our elottery programs and become part of our
monthly winners. Millions are won on a yearly basis on one of the world's
most famous lotto Service.

Anti-fraud resources:

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