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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • +31643763596 (Netherlands, 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.
  • avcconsul@netscape.net

Fraud email example:

From: LUCKYDAY LOTTERY <luckydaylottery@luckyday.nl>
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 18:42:38 -0700
Subject: Award winning notification


FROM: THE DESK OF THE LOTTO CHANCELLOR,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: XYL /26510460037/02
BATCH: 24/00319/IPD

ATTENTION:

RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE We are pleased to
inform you of the announcement today, 18th October,2005 of winners of the REAL EXCHANGE LOTTO
PROMO, THE LUCKYDAY LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL , PROGRAMS AMSTERDAM held on 10th
August,2005,through computer ballot system
Your company/your email, is attached to ticket
number 029-1568-790-459, with serial number 7063-10
drew the lucky numbers 43-10-42-37-10-43, and
consequently won the lottery
in the 2nd category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay
out of US$1,500,000.00 million in cash credited to file REF:XYL
/26510460037/02.

This is from total prize money of US$90,000,000.00
shared among the seventeen international winners in
this category. All participants were selected through
a computer ballot system drawn form 30,000 names from

Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe, North
America, Asia, and Africa as part of International
Promotions Program, which is conducted annually.

CONGRATULATIONS! Your fund is now deposited with a
Finance House insured in your name. Due to the mix up
of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this
award strictly from public notice until your claim has
been processed and your money remitted to your
account. This is part of our security protocol to
avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by
participants of this program. We hope with a part of
you prize, you will participate in our end of year
high stakes US$1.3 Billion Netherlands International Lottery. To begin your claim, please
contact our International claim agent;

AVECO & CO NATIONAL AGENCY
Contact person: Dr. Peterson Van Dijk
Email: avcconsul@netscape.net
Tel: +31-643 763 596
(FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER/CONSULTANT)

Sincerely,
Mr Rene Hoofddorp

THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,REAL EXCHANGE LOTTO PROMO

LOTTERY/THE LUCKYDAY LOTTERY NETHERLANDS
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the
part of the winners will result to disqualification.

THANKS FOR WINNING

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