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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "LUCKY DAY LOTTERY" <luckyonlinegame@msn.com>
Reply-To: lucky2005nl@yahoo.co.in
Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2005 09:27:00 +0000
Subject: FROM: LUCKY DAY LOTTERY OCTOBER RESULT

FROM: LUCKY DAY LOTTERY OCTOBER RESULT
BURDENSTRAAT 22 1053 DS
AMSTERDAM (THE NETHERLANDS)
http://www.luckyday.nl

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 13th September 2005 and
results were officially announced today 22th October 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 p! art 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:lucky2005nl@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 24nd October 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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