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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: "mary kenneth" <marykenneth8@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 12:45:48 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION


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,12th of
September,2005 that you are one of the winners of the LUCKY DAY LOTTERY
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on 9th of September, 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:agentcliff5@yahoo.co.uk

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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