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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 <governmentlawyer@netscape.net>
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 03:34:16 +0200
Subject: Your Emails won big money through lottery

580 Lucky Day Lottery Headquarters:
Customer ServiceN. Tenth Street
Lucky lotto Sweepstake Lottery
An Affiliate of NATIONAL ATLANTIC CONSULTANCY
Arena Complex,
I.P.P Award Dept.
THE NETHERLANDS.
Ref: ASL/94OY/00
Batch: 02/01/MA66
WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw of the lucky Day lotto Inc.
programs held on the 19th of August, 2005 in HOLLAND THE NETHERLANDS.Your
e-mail address attached to ticket number: 564 000145 10 with Serial number
5388/02 drew the lucky numbers: 31-6-26-13-35-7, which subsequently won you the
lottery in the 2nd category.You have therefore been approved to claim a total
sum of US$2,000.000.00(Two Million United States Dollars) in cash credited
to file KPC/9080118308/04.This is from a total cash prize of US $
25Million dollars, shared among the first (10) of the fifty lucky winners in this
category.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European
booklet Representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In
view of this, your US$2,000.000.00 (Two Million United States Dollars)would
be released to you by our security firm in Amsterdam, Holland. Our
European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release
of your funds as soon as you contact him.All participants were selected
randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted
from over 100,000 and indivaduals and companies. This promotion takes place
annually.For security reasons,you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in
whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.This is part of our
precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program
by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned.To file for your claim,
please contact our fiduciary agent:

MR. PETER JAAPS

NATIONAL ATLANTIC AGENCY

PHONE NUMBER:+31 649-226-701

FAX NUMBER :+31 847-465-672

Email:nationalagency11@netscape.net

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your
reference/batch
numbers in any correspondences with us or our designated
agent.Congratulations
once more from all members and staffs of this program. Thank you for
being
part of our promotional lottery program. Remember, all winning must be
claimed
not later than19th of Sept,2005.

Sincerely,

MRS. MARY LEE.
(Lottery officer)



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