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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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 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.
  • +31619024752 (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.
  • richardgordon17@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Luckyday Lottery NL" <luckydaylotteryxxbcejcyf@myway.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 06:37:51 -0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS

From: The Lottery Co-ordinator
Government Accredited Licensed lottery promoters.
International Promotions/Prize Award Department
Lucky Day lottery Netherlands.
Tugelaweg 55
1061 VV Amsterdam-Netherlands
WEBSITE: www.luckyday.nl


DEAR SIR/MADAM,


RESULTS FOR CATEGORY "A" DRAWS; Congratulatulations to you as we bring to your notice, the results of the Category "A" draws of LUCKY DAY LOTTERY NETHERLANDS.

We are happy to inform you that you have emerged a winner under the third Category, which is part of our promotional draws. The draws were held on the 24th July 2006 and results were officially announced after the draws.

Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 4,000,000 names/email addresses of individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and New Zealand as part of our International Promotions Program.


You/Your company, attached to ticket number 3344/6181-44, with serial number 72-76 drew the lucky numbers 19, 21, 25, 30, 41, 54 (44), and consequently won in the Category "A".


You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of 1,000,000.00euro (One Million Euro) in cash, which is the winning payout for Category "A" winners. This is from the total prize money of 2,000,000.00Euro(Two million Euro) shared among the 2 international winners in this category.


CONGRATULATIONS!
In your best interest and also to avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we request that you keep the entire details of your award strictly from public notice until the process of transferring your claims has been completed, and your funds remitted to your account.


This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants/nonparticipants of this program.
We also wish to bring to your notice our end of year (2006) high stakes where you stand a chance of winning up to US$40 Million, we hope that with a part of your prize you will participate.


Please contact your claims agent immediately, to begin your claims process;
CLAIM AGENT/VERIFYING HOUSE, LUCKY DAY LOTTO NETHERLANDS
MR.RICHARD GORDON
TEL NUMBER: +31-619-024-752
FAX NUMBER: +31-847-131-601
E-mail:richardgordon17@myway.com

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice. Remember, you must contact your claim agent not later than 2weeks. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: For easy reference and identification, Find below your reference and Batch numbers. Note that you are to forward this email to the finance firm in your first correspondence with them by email.
REFERENCE NUMBER: ULN/6191/111-02/04
BATCH NUMBER: 18211-TH
Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.


Sincerely,

THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,


MRS. HELEN VAN HALL

LUCKYDAY LOTTERY NETHERLANDS.


N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification. This is a notification email. Contact your claims agent.

Note: Reply email to richardgordon17@myway.com

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