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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 National Lottery" <promotionscoordinator@luckyday.nl> (may be fake)
Reply-To: claimsdirector@ldnl.org
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 14:31:13 +0100
Subject: Congratulating You.

Lucky Day Lottery Netherlands
From: The Desk Of The Promotions Coordinator,
International Promotions/Prize Award Department,
Ref: LDL /2551256003/22
Batch: 14/0017/IPD

Attn:

Dear Lucky Winner,

We are pleased to inform you of the Result of the Lucky day Lottery Programme.
Your email,attached to ticket number 025-1146-1992-750,
with serial number 2113-22 drew the lucky numbers 13-15-22-37-39-43;
the lottery was categorized into fIVE zonal(Africa,America,Europe,Middle East 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
1,000,000.00Euro[One Million Euros]Credited to file REF NO.LDL/2551256003/22.This is from total prize of 17,000000.00(Seventeen MillionEuros)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 email addresses from across the globe as part of International Promotions Program,which is conducted annually.
This year Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for Lucky Day
national Lottery. The estimated €50 million jackpot would be the
sixth-biggest in Europe history.

The biggest was the €363 million jackpot that went to two winners in a Febuary 2000 drawing of The Big Game Mega Millions' predecessor.
You are required keep this award to yourself until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to you as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.Through computer balloting you have been zoned for your winnings to be released by our United Kingdoms affiliates office and to begin your claim you are to notify our Director Of Prize Remittance Department immediately, using details below:

Ms.Rachel Eliason(Esq)
Director,Prize Remittance Dept.
Email id:claimsdirector@ldnl.org
Official Mobile:(44)7031918732
Official Fax:(44)8704901596

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.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Naomi Della
Promotions Coordinator

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