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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:

• 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.
  • +447040113367 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "lucky day" <luckydaynational@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 12:08:51 +0000
Subject: Winning notice .Contact Your Claim officer.

FROM THE OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
LUCKYDAY E-MAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
www.luckyday.nl

BATCH NO:PTP/31211214257/190888/2202
REF. NO. PTP/21449267220/255100//2202

WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL

NOTICE........CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

This is to inform you of the release of the E-MAIL
LOTTERY BALLOT INTERNATIONAL/ WORLD GAMING BOARD
held on the 21st of August, 2005.
Due to the mix up of numbers, the results were released on the 30th
of August, 2005.
Your name attached to ticket number 219028657434 with serial
number 918735625drew the lucky numbers of 21-70-81-82-99
which consequently won the lottery in the 1st category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout
of 1,000,000:00 Only ( ONE MILLION EUROS ONLY) in cash
which is deposited with a Finance & Security Company
in your favour as beneficiary and covered with HIGH INSURANCE
POLICY.
Due to the 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 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 20,000.00
companies and 3,000,000 individual email addresses and names
from all over the world.
To begin your lottery claim, please contact our agent
below that has been appointed for the processing of your claim
with your contact telephone and fax number to begin the
processing of your claim:

CONTACT NAME: ANDREW GORDON FURNESS
CITY/ COUNTRY: UNITED KINGDOM SUBSIDIARY UNIT, MANCHESTER
TEL: +447040113367
FAX: +448701221937
EMAIL: claimofficial2005@uk2.net

Note that all winning must be claimed not later than
30th of October, 2005. After this date all unclaimed, funds will be
included in the next stake.

Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, remember to quote your reference number and
batch numbers in all correspondence.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do
inform our agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations once more from our members of staff
and thank you for being part of our promotional program.

Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically
disqualified.

Yours Sincerely,

David Pimble
Vice President

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