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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 kennth" <marykennth03@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 18:03:11 +0000
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION FOR NOVEMBER 2005

AWARD NOTIFICATION FOR NOVEMBER 2005
LUCKY DAY LOTTERY NETHERLANDS

www.luckyday.nl
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 that you are one of
the winners of the LUCKY DAY LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on 30th of
November 2005. Your email
Address, 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 four zonal (Africa,America, Europe,Australia and Asia)
stages with the amount won by individual respectively and consequently you
have won the lottery in the 1st tcategory.You have therefore been approved
for a lump sum pay out of 1,000,000.00 Euro[One Million Euro] Credited to
file REF NO.LDL/2551256003/22.

This is from total prize of 17,000,000.00 Euro in 1st category shared
amongst 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:Clifford Richards

Email Address: cliffordrichards@authorstowel.org

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: Anyboby under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

Sincerely,
MARY KENNETH
Promotions Manager
www.luckyday.nl


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