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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Please note about this email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Lucky Day Lottery" <lday@mxs.de>
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 19:31:40 +0200
Subject: Lottery Award Winning Notifcation

FROM THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REF NO:      WR/2311786008/01
BATCH NO: 14/011/IPD   
                             
Dear Sir/Madam,
 
We are pleased to inform you of the release today the 24th of June 2005,of our LUCKY DAY LOTTERY International programme held on the 23rd of April, 2005. Your personal or company email address attached to ticket number:205-11465886-629 with serial number:3772-99 drew lucky numbers:7-14-17-23-31-44 which consequently won the lottery in the 2nd category.
 
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of $1,000,000.00 (One Million Dollars) in cash credited to file Refeference No: LDL/2311786008/01.This is from a total cash prize of U.S. $11million shared among several international lucky winners in this category.
 
CONGRATULATIONS. Your fund is now deposited with our Security Department to your name and due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this winning private from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your designated account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claim and unwarranted taking advantage of this programme by participants.
 
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 500,000 companies and individual email addresses from all over the world as part of our international promotions programme, which takes place every year. We hope, with part of your winning, you will take part in our next year stake of U.S $5million international lottery.
 
Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than Five weeks, After this date all unclaimed fund will be returned to the pool as unclaimed.
 
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in all correspondence with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of address, do inform your agent as soon as possible. Anybody under the age of 18 years is automatically disqualified.
 
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional programme.
 
Please forward your reply including your telephone number and fax number to our head office email address: ( lucky.lottery@mxs.de ) or ( luckydaysweepstakes@kaixo.com ).
 
We await your urgent response with your full contact details,
 
Yours Sincerely,
 
Mrs.Laura Van Dijk
(Member Of Staff)
LAAN VAN HOORNWIJCK 55,2289 DG RIJSWIJK,
AMSTERDAM-THE NETHERLANDS.
http://www.luckyday.nl
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