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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Williams Miller" <luckyday_coordinator@luckydays.org>
Reply-To: luckyday_lottery2004@web-mail.com.ar
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 14:46:16 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS! YOU'VE WON A LOTTERY

FROM THE OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
LUCKYDAY E-MAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
www.luckyday.nl

BACTH NO: PTP/31211214257/190888/2202
REF. NO. PTP/21449267220/255100//2202

WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL
NOTICE.CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

This is to inform you of the release of the E-MAIL
LOTTERY BALLOT INTERNATIONAL/ WORLD GAMING
BOARD held on the 24TH of May, 2004.
Due to the mix up of numbers,the results were
released on the 8th of June 2004. Your name
attached to ticket number 219028657434 with serial
number 918735625 drew the lucky numbers of
21-70-81-82-99 which consequently won the lottery
in the 1st category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout
of UDS$1,00,000:00 Only ( ONE MILLION EUROS ONLY) in cash
which is deposited with a Finance & Security Company
in your favour as beneficiary and covered with HIGH INSURANCE
POLICY.

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that
you 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 by some participants.

All participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn from only Microsoft users from over
20,000.00 companies and 3,000,000 individual email
addresses and names from all over the world.

To begin your lottery claim, please contact our agent
below that have been appointed for the processing of your
claim with your contact telephone and fax number to begin the
processing of your claim:

CONTACT NAME: WILLIAMS MILLER
CITY/ COUNTRY: AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
TEL: 0031-65-216-1419
FAX: 0031-84-730-1256
EMAIL: wiliammiler@netscape.net


Note that all winning must be claimed not later than
30 days of receiving these notification. After this date
all unclaimed, funds will be included in the next stake.


Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications please remember to quote your reference
number and batch numbers in all correspondence.

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,

Mrs. Ann Van Douf

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