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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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Please note about this email:

Fraud email example:

From: "LUCKYDAY LOTTERY AWARD PROMOTIONS" <luckyday_200005@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: luckyday_paymaster@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2005 20:53:43 -0700
Subject: CLAIM YOUR MONEY NOW OR NEVER .

FROM THE DESK OF
MR .SMITH THOMPSON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
UNITS 2A&2B,Olympic Way
Sefton Business Park
Aintree Liverpool
L30 1RD.United Kingdom.
Website: http://www.luckyday.nl

Date: 30th/08/2005
RefNo:05/8755412/2005
Batch No: 987644329/654
WINNING No: WFD 6540089 GILI
 
ATTN:HONORABLE BENEFICIARY,              
                 
         It is our great pleasure to inform you of your prize release on the 30th August 2005 from the LUCKY DAY INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTION.These lotteries are fully based on an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail addresses. Your e-mail address was attached to ticket number; 109865442 serial number 8751128673.This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 22-41-63-77-82 bonus number 34,which consequently won the lottery in the second category.You are here by have been approved a lump sum pay of US$2,000,000.00 (TWO MILLION DOLLARS) in cash credit file ref: GILI/MM 8755412/05 from the total cash prize of US$2,000,000.00 shared amongst ten lucky winners in this category.
 
All e mail addresses were selected through a computer balloting system drawn form Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses from Canada, Australia,United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part of our  international promotions program which is conducted annually.This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational base.
 
Further more your details e-mail address falls within Europe and America region, as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of US$2,000,000.00 will be released to you from our London correspondent where we have our corporate head quarters.We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes for US$1.3 Billion international draw.
 
HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE:
               Simply contact our fiduciary agent,Mr.Micheal Freeman via this e-mail address  luckday_paymaster@yahoo.com to File for your claim. Please quote your reference, batch and winning number which can be found on the top left corner of  this notification as well as your full name, address and telephone number to help locate your file easily.
 
For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize released to you.This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking of advantage of this program by winners or unofficial personnel.

Note:
        The Luckyday lottery award international holds the right to cancel your winning if you are below the age of 18,Employees and immediate family members of employees of Luckyday lottery award international , its associated companies, professional advisers, advertising and promotional agencies are not eligible to be winners of this promotional lottery Contacts should be made directly to the Claims Unit Department via email on or before 14 days after receiving your winning notification as this is mandatory.Also any breanch of confidentialty on the part of the Winner will result to DISQUALIFICATION.All Winnings MUST be claimed on or before the 20th of December 2005,Otherwise fund will be returned as unclaimed and and partly reverted to the next ballot and some will be doneted to charity.
 
Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!
 
Best Regards,
 
MR .SMITH THOMPSON
(EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UK NATIONAL LOTTERY).
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