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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")
  • "claims 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 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.
  • cccliffrich2005@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "mary kenneth" <maryken002@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2006 10:18:24 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTICE

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: LDL /2551256003/22
BATCH: 14/0017/IPD

ATTENTION: SIR/MADAM,

RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, 6th of January 2006
that you are one of the winners of the LUCKY DAY LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
PROGRAMS held on 4th of January 2006. Your email Address,attached to
ticketnumber 025-1146-1992-750, with serial number 2113-22 drew the lucky
numbers13-15-22-37-39-43; the lottery was categorized into five zones
(Africa,America, Europe,Australia and Asia) stages with the amount won by
individuals respectively and consequently you have won the lottery in the 1s
tcategory.You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
1,000,000.00 Euro [One Million Euros Euros] Credited to file REF
NO.LDL/2551256003/22.
This is from total prize of 17,000,000.00 Euro in 1st category shared among
the seventeen international winners in this category. All participants were
selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 15 million personal and
Business email addresses from across the globe as part of International
Promotions Program, which is conducted annually.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
You are required keep this award to yourself until your claim has been
processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security
protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of
this program.
Through computer balloting you were been zoned for your winnings to
bereleased in our Europe Payment office which is in United Kingdom.
To begin your claim, please contact your claim Agent with the detailsbelow:

NAME:Mr. Cliff Richards
Email Address:cccliffrich2005@yahoo.co.uk

For due processing and remittance of your prize.
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than two weeks after the
day of notification. After this date, all funds will be returned as
unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of
yourcorrespondences with your agent.
Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your
claims agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our
promotions program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

Sincerely,
MARY KENNETH
Promotions Manager
www.luckyday.nl

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