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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: "LUCKYDAY PROMOTIONS" <luckydaylot4@netscape.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: infokwalterldl@netscape.net
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 19:03:17 +0200
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

FROM: LUCKYDAY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD
DEPT.
REF: OLDP/2311785793/05
BATCH: 14/011/IPD
WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL NOTICE
www.luckyday.nl

This is to inform you of the release of the E-MAIL
LOTTERY BALLOT INTERNATIONAL/ WORLD GAMING BOARD held
on the 29th Nov 2004.Due to the mix up of number,
the results were released on the 3rd of Dec 2004.

Your email address attached to Ticket No:10045378190
with Serial No: 242439076 the Lucky No: 0198437898
which consequently won the lottery in the 2nd
Category. You have therefore been approved for a lump
sum payout of (1,000,000.00 euro Only) ( ONE MILLION
EURO)in cash which is deposited with a Finance &
Security Company in your favor 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 company, and 3,000,000 individual email
addresses and names from all over the world.
To begin your lottery claim, please contact the
processing agent below that have been appointed for
the processing of your claim with your full name. home
and office contact telephone and fax number.

To file for your claim, please contact our Fiduciary
Agent

MR.Kenn Walter of
LUCKYDAY VENTURES:www.luckyday.nl
TEL: 0031-.
E-mail contact: info kwalterldl@netscape.com

Note that all winning must be claimed not later than
4th of Jan 2005. 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,

Wendy M. Mullen
(Lottery Coordinator)

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