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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" <luckyy2005nl@msn.com>
Reply-To: luckydayy2005nl@yahoo.co.in
Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 03:41:33 +0000
Subject: FROM: LUCKY DAY 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 8th August 2005 and
results were officially announced today 18th September 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 number369-555-876/6181-22, 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 UNITED STATE
DOLLARS (0NE MILLION DOLLARS) which is the winning payout for Category "A"
winners. This is from the total prize of 2 MILLION DOLLARS Shared among the
2international winners in this category.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your forms have 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, He will send you the winner
forms to complete and direct you on how to collect your payment. You are
advised initiate contact with him so you will be duly informed
on proceedures to collect your payment;

DR. DAVID ANDERSON
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
LUCKY DAY LOTTERY NL.
REG.OFFICE HOLENRECHTSTR 305,2401XZ
DEN HAAG THE NETHERLANDS
EMAIL:luckydd2005nl@yahoo.co.in
Tel:+31612026657

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 20th September 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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