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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: "Luckyday Lottery Int." <lotteryint@netscape.net>
Reply-To: ivanbrown2004@netscape.net
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 12:46:50 +0100
Subject: Fourth Quarter Bonanza

LUCKYDAY LOTTERY PROMOTION
HEAD OFFICE: EICHESTEIN 25,
AMSTERDAM-THE NETHERLANDS.

REF NUMBER: 014/060/532
BATCH NUMBER: 762901-PCD03

Sir/Madam,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners International programs held on the 5th of October,2004. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 27522465896-6453 with serial number 3772-554 drew lucky numbers 7-14-18-23-31-45 which consequently won in the 2nd category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 2,000,000 (EUROS ) (TWO MILLION EUROS)CONGRATULATIONS!!!

For security purpose and clarity, we advise that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims have been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000 companies and 30,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world. This promotional program takes place every year.

This lottery was promoted and sponsored by eminent personalities like the Sultan of Brunei. We look forward to your active participation in our next year USD50 millions lot.You are requested to contact our Clearance Officer(Ivan Brown)to assist you with the claim and transfer of your winnings fund into your instructed account by acknowledging the receipt of this mail with the email address below:

Email address: ivanbrown2004@netscape.net

Note that, all winnings must be claimed not later than one month. After this date all unclaimed funds will be null and void.

Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondences. Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our Clearance Officer as soon as possible.

Congratulations once more and thank you for being part of our promotional program.
NOTE: YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED IF YOU ARE BELOW 18 YEARS OF AGE.


Sincerely yours,


Raymond Willis
(Lottery Director)
For: Luckyday Lottery Int.

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