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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: anderson_dave@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 11:56:17 +0100
Subject: From Luckyday Lottery

FROM: LUCKY DAY LOTTERY
BURDENSTRAAT 22 1053 DS
AMSTERDAM (THE NETHERLANDS)
http://www.luckyday.nl
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
FROM THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE WARD DEPT.
WINNING NOTIFICATION
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
RESULTS FOR CATEGORY "A" DRAWS
Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice, the results of the Category
"A" draws of LUCKYDAY LOTTERY NL. We are happy to inform you that you have
emerged a winner under the First Category, which is part of our promotional
draws. The draws were held on the 12th august 2005 and results were officially
announced today 16 august 2005.Participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn from 4,000,000 names/email addresses of individuals and
companies from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East,
and New Zealand as part of our International Promotions Program. You/Your
Company, attached to ticket number 369-555-876/6181-22, with serial number
90-77 drew the lucky numbers 29, 41, 20, 39,48,44 (01), and consequently
won in the Category "A".You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out
of $1,000,000.00 (0NE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) which is the winning
payout for Category "A" winners. This is from the total prize of 2 MILLION
DOLLARS Shared among the 2 international winners in this category.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your forms has been submitted to our head office. In your best interest and
also to avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we request that you
keep the entire details of your award strictly from public notice until the
process of transferring your claims has been completed, and your funds remitted
to your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming
or unscrupulous acts by participants/no participants of this program.We also
wish to bring to your notice our mid year (2006) high stakes where you stand
a chance of winning up to U$10.Million, we hope that with a part of your
prize you will participate. Please contact your claim agent immediately,
to begin your claim process;

DR. DAVID ANDERSON
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
LUCKY DAY LOTTERY NL.
REG.OFFICE HOLENRECHTSTR 305,2401XZ
DEN HAAG THE NETHERLANDS
EMAIL:luckyday_winning@yahoo.com

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account
of your choice. Remember, you must contact your claim agent not late than
25th august 2005. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed
and all contact must be via email or through fax or tel-num from your claim
agent. DR. DAVID ANDERSON









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