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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_int_lott5@handbag.com
Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 15:13:05 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATION!!!!

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
LUCKYDAY INT LOTTERY PROMOTION
Vondelstraat 43,1090 GB Madrid Spain .
Winner- REF: LP/26510460037/03
BATCH: 24/00319/IPE
RE: WINNING/AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION

It is our pleasure to inform you of the declaration and
announcement of winners of the LUCKYDAY INT LOTTERY AWARD held on 25TH of
April 2005.Having picked your email address by our electronic web site visitors
collators in recognition of your patronage to the Internet services, in
the final draw, your name was attached to ticket number 004-5117963-198,
with serial number 99375, drew the lucky numbers 05-07-11-12-13-27, and consequently
won the lottery in the 2nd category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of Euro 1.2m million
(One Million two Hundred Thousand Euro) in cash credited to file No: LP/26510460037/03.
This is from a total cash prize of Euro48, 400,00000 shared among the 22
international winners in this category.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
25,000 names from Africa, Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe,North America
and Asia as part of International Promotions Program that is conducted annually
to encourage the use of Internet and Internet based programs.

We are delighted to express our heartfelt congratulations to you. Your fund
is now deposited at one of our ponsor's Security and Finance Trust house
and insured in your name. But due to the mix up of some numbers and names
during sorting of winners, we ask that you keep this award strictly from
public notice until your claim has been processed and your money paid to
you in cash or remitted to your designated bank account. This is part of
our security measure to avoid double claiming or Unscrupulous acts by participants
in this program.

We hope that with a fraction of you prize, you will be able to own your web
site and assist the less privilege in your society and also participate in
our next year high stakes promotions of Euro100million International Lottery.

To begin your claim, please contact your claims , please contact the accredited
company stated below ,

MR JAMES SWATTS (Operations Manager)
STANDARD TRUST SECURITIES & FINANCE BV.
ZONE A OFFICE MADRID SPAIN.
Email:standardtrustbv@consultant.com
Tel: +34 626 759 299.
for information on how you will commence the due Processing and remittance
of your prize money to your designated account.

Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 12th of May 2005.
After this duration, all funds will be returned to the Ministry of Economic
Affairs 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 us or to our coordinate sponsor's bank. Should there be any change of
your address, do inform your claims processing agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions
program.

Yours sincerely,
PAMELA BAKER
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER
LUCKYDAY INT PROMOTIONS PROGRAM.

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result
to disqualification.


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