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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: "LUCKY DAY LOTTERY" <jeffrrrrr47@netscape.net>
Reply-To: princeisreal@netscape.net
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 14:21:27 +0200
Subject: LUCKY DAY LOTTERY PROMO ! ! !

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
www.luckyday.nl <http://www.luckyday.nl>


REF / AWARD NOTIFICATION / FINAL NOTICE

The Foundation Trust International is a charitable foundation headquartered in Amstredam -The Netherlands which serves to promote music, theater, art, literature, projects in the social and political arena with a focus on health, as well as science, research, and higher education. Most recently the foundation set up the NEW HOPE LOTTERY to give out prizes based on the computer ballot system. By doing this the foundation seek to encourage the use of Internet for academic and business pursuits.

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, winners of the promotional Foundation Trust International program which was held in the United Kingdom as part of our yearly bonanza. Your email address attached to ticket number 0945-5876-H9N, with serial number 222-781 drew the lucky numbers 9923-8467, and consequently won the lottery in the 1st category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$2,500,000.00 Only (Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars only) in cash

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn form 25,000 names from the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe, USA and North America as part of our International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Please be inform that all participants in this Lottery Program have been selected randomly through a computer Ballot System drawn from over 200,000 Companies and 30,000,000 individual email address from all search engines and web sites. This promotional program takes place every year.

Your winning/claim is now deposited with a Finance and Security House and insured. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program. We hope with a part of you prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes US$1.3 billion International Lottery.

To begin your claim, please contact the clearing house (through your claims agent) with your Full Name and Home Address, Office and Home Tel & Fax Number including your mobile phone number.Therefore all protocols laid down by them must be followed to facilitate your claims:

DR. FRANK GOODMAN
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
TEL: 0044 7040102727
EMAIL:frank_goodman@winning.com

Also find all other relevant winning lottery Information below:
Ref No:HN/331/9785/EU
Batch No: ANUM/4444/8955/EU
Zonal Draw No: ANUS/888/2512/EU
Grand Draw No: ANUL/7054/44012/EU

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice. Remember that you must contact your claim agent not later than 15 days after you received this notice. 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 your correspondences with your agent.Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our Promotions program.


Best Regards,

MRS.JANNEKE VAN DIJK
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL.

N.B. Disqualified if you are below 18 years of age.

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