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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 international <governmentlawyer@netscape.net>
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 05:12:02 -0800
Subject: Congratulations ( Your Email Won The Lottery )


FFROM: LUCKY DAY INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL LOTTERY PROMOTIONS.
WINNING NOTIFICATION FOR CATEGORY "A" WINNER.

Dear Lucky Winner,

RE: GLOBAL SWEEPTAKES LUCKY DAY PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION!

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual
Final draws of Global Sweepstakes
LUCKY DAY INTERNATIONAL Lottery Programs held on the 9th, December 2005.

METHOD OF SELECTING WINNERS:
Participants were selected anonymously through online cyber ballot system
(Computer Ballot) from over 35,000
companies and 70,000 individual names and e-mail addresses all over the
world. At the final draw your
e-mail address emerged as the winner of our last jackpot.

This promotional program takes place annually as the year ends, and it is
promoted and sponsored by Orient
software corporation (Orient Networks).It is met to reward some individuals
and corporations who have
devoted their time and resources surfing the World Wide Web (www) .No
tickets were sold.

After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as the
winner in the category "A" with the following:


Ref Number: 4559/337-5247/LNI

Batch Number: 26771545-LNI/2005

Ticket Number: 7746017

Draw Lucky Numbers: 821009-121

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of $ 1.5000.000,00
(ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND USD),Congratulation!

Your prize award has been insured with your e-mail address and will be
transferred to you upon meeting
our requirements, statutory obligations, Verifications, validations and
satisfactory report.

To begin the claim processing of your prize winnings, you are advised to
contact our licensed and accredited
claim agent for category "A" winner with the information's below:

Dr Peter Jaaps
E-mail: nationalagency15@netscape.net
Tel: +31-629 593 750
Fax: +31-847 465 672

Financial Director,
Elite Trust and Finance Agency,
De Amsterdamse Poort, Bijlmerplein
888 1102 MG Amsterdam
1000 BV Amsterdam,The Netherlands.

Lottery Coordinator.
Mr Rene Hoofddorp.

THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,REAL EXCHANGE LOTTO PROMO

LOTTERY/THE LUCKYDAY LOTTERY NETHERLANDS
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the
part of the winners will result to disqualification.

THANKS FOR WINNING

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