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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: marykeneths@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 12:15:04 +0200
Subject: Winning Notice

LUCKY DAY LOTTERY NETHERLANDS
www.luckyday.nl
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: LDL /2551256003/22
BATCH: 14/0017/IPD

ATTENTION: SIR/MADAM,

RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today,27th of July,2005
that you are one of the winners of the LUCKY DAY LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
held on 26th of July 2005. Your email Address,attached to ticketnumber 025-1146-1992-750,
with serial number 2113-22 drew the lucky numbers13-15-22-37-39-43; the lottery
was categorized into four zonal (Africa,
America, Europe and Asia)stages with the amount won by individual respectively
and consequently you have won the lottery in the 1st category.You have therefore
been approved for a lump sum pay out of 1,000,000.00 Euro[One Million Euros
Euros]Credited to file REF NO.LDL/2551256003/22. This is from total prize
of 17,000,000.00 Euro in 1st category shared among the seventeen international
winners in this category. All participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn from 15 million
Personal and Business email addresses from across the globe as part of International
Promotions Program, which is conducted annually.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

You are required keep this award to yourself until your claim has been processed
and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to
avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.Through
computer balloting you were been zoned for your winnings to be released in
our Europe Payment office which is in United Kingdom.To begin your claim,
please contact your claim Agent with the details below:

NAME:Mr Cliff Richards

Email Address:cliff_richards_20@yahoo.co.uk
Telephone number : 0044-703-191-3517

For due processing and remittance of your prize.Remember, all prize money
must be claimed not later than two weeks after the day of notification. 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 again from all our staff
and thank you for being part of our promotions program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

Sincerely,
MARY KENNETH
Promotions Manager
www.luckyday.nl

___________________________________________________________

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