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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: "Mrs Tarsi Ashley" <luckyday_lottry01@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: luckydaylottry_agent05@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 17:22:48 +0100
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINALNOTICE........CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

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 / FINALNOTICE........CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

This is to inform you of the release of the E-MAIL LOTTERY BALLOT
INTERNATIONAL/ WORLD GAMING BOARD held on the 31THof January 2005.

Due to the mix up of number, the results were released on the 27 of
March 2005. Your name attached to ticket number219028657434 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 £1,000,000:00
Only
(ONE MILLION POUNDS) 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.You are advice to keep the confidencial from the public
to
avoid double clamings.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 20,000.00companies 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: MR,HENRY . GOLD
CITY/ COUNTRY: Manchester, United kingdom
TEL: 44-7780736984
FAX: 44-7005860045
Email: luckydaylottry_agent05@yahoo.co.uk

Note that all winners must claim there win notlater than 14th of April
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,
Mrs. Tarsi Ashley
Promotions Manager.


___________________________________________________________

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