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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.
  • +31626556578 (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.
  • luckdaywinnersbv@netscape.net

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. KELLY COLEMAN" <LUCKDAYDRAW@NETSCAPE.NET>
Reply-To: luckdaywinnersbv@NETSCAPE.NET
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 11:49:55 +0200
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION AND FINAL NOTICE


LUCKYDAY INTERNATIONAL.
AMSTERDAM-NETHERLANDS.
FROM:THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD.
BACTH NO: LDNL/019161/03.
REF. NO. LDNL/113104/43

RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION
This is to inform you of the release of the GLOBAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL/
WORLD GAMING BOARD held on 19th of October 2005. Due to the mix up of number, the results were released on the 20th of October 2005.
Your email attached to ticket number 51123-4 with serial number 934497-1drew the lucky numbers of 0-1-9 which consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of 500,000 ( FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS) in cash credited to file with REF. NO.LDNL/113104/43.
CONGRATULATIONS:Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you
keep your winning information confidential until your claims has beenprocessed 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 company, and 30,000,000.00 individual email addresses and names from all over the world.
This promotional program takes place every three years.
To begin your lottery claim, please contact the processing company that have been appointed for the processing of your wining. Please call your Fiducial Agent,
Mr.Kelly Coleman, the Foreign operation manager of the appointed company,
LUCKYDAY INTERNATIONAL B.V....on
Tel: 0031-626-556-578
fax: 0031-847-538-408
Email (luckdaywinnersbv@netscape.net)
For the processing and remittance of your winning prize money to a destination of your choice.Any claim not made before two weeks from this date will be returned to the MINISTERIAL VAN DE ECONOMIA HOLLAND.
Note that all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake. Also in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all your correspondence with Mr.Kelly Coleman and please follow all his instructions
religiously.
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,
Igner Van Borch
Lottery Coordinator
Luckyday International.

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