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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

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

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Fraud email example:

From: luckydaypromotionnl@handbag.com
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 19:51:25 +0200
Subject: NOTE!!!!

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
LUCKYDAY PROMOTIONS / PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: GTA/LP /26510460037/02
BATCH: 24/00319/GTA

E-mail: luckydayinternl@nerscape.net
Tel: +31-624-645-123,
Fax: +31-641-611-202
www.luckyday.nl
LUCKYDAY LOTTERY WINNER

OUR REF. NO: 04/AMSTEL003568/EU
21-08-04

ATTENTION : REF. NO: EU/EMAIL300/EU04

Lucky day Lotto wishes to inform you the results of the E-mail address ballot
lottery international program by Lucky day Lottery Union held on the 29th
August 2004. Your email account has been picked as a winner of Euros 600,000.00
Only (SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS ONLY).

This result is now released to you on the 19th of September 2004, and your
email address attached to Ticket No: 0431505 with the Lucky No: 09, 62,
16, 71, 31, Euro Ball 25. Which won the lottery in the A Category? All participants
were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from Microsoft users
from company and individual email addresses users.

Be advice to 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,
for the release of your winning, kindly send your reply to claim department:
foreigndepart@netscape.net, Mr. Smith Maliak, your assigned officer on 0031-642-645-123.

All winning must be claimed not later than 15th of September 2004. After
this date all unclaimed funds will be returned. Please note in order to
avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your
reference number in all correspondence, including phone and fax numbers.
NOTE: All winnings must be notarized to complete the claim process; winners
will be referred to a Foreign Transfer Manager, to have their winnings notarized.
Winners are to cover the legal charges of the
Notarization not LUCKYDAY LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.
Congratulations from the staffs and thank you for being part of E-mail account
users program.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Julie Van Hans,
Executive.(Euro Lottery Intern.)

Dr. P. Swier, Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign Operations), Mr. Franklyn
Van Der Weijden (Manager Domestic Banking Operations), Dr. James Williams
(Director International Credit Department), Mrs. Sandra Murphy (Executive),
Mr. Michael Cole (Executive), Mr. Stephen Boer (Chairman).
Copyright © 2002 Lucky day Union Lottery International.









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