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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: luckydaynl@tiscali.it
Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 14:07:17 +0100
Subject: LUCKYDAY LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL

FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARDS DEPARTMENT
LUCKYDAY INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY COMPANY
www.luckyday.nl

REF Nº: EGS/2251256003/02
BATCH Nº:14/0017/1PD

RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the LUCKYDAY
INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAM which was held on the 1ST SEPTEMBER, 2004.
Due to mix up of names, the results were finally released on 21ST september,
2004.

Your name attached to a ticket number 025-11464992-750 with serial
number 2113-05 drew the lucky numbers 4-18-24-30-31-35 which consequently
won the lottery in the 1st category. You have therefore been approved for
a lump sum payout of US$1.5M (One Million Five Hundred Thousand US
Dollars) in cash credited to the file reference number: EGS/2251256003/02.This
is from a total cash price of US$22.500,000.00 ( Twenty Two Million Five
Hundred Thousand US Dollars) shared among fifteen (15) international
winners in this grand category.


CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Your funds is now deposited in a suspense account with our paying Bank
in insured to your name. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we
advice that you keep this award from public notice until your claims has
been processed and your money remitted to your nominated bank account as
this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted
taking advantage of this program by the general public.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from 2,500,000:00 names and E-mail addresses from Asia, Australia, New
Zealand, Europe and North America as part of our international promotions
program which we conduct twice every year. We hope that with part of your
prize,you will part-take in our summer (mid-year) high stake promotions
agenda of $1,3BILLION international lottery.

To claim your Prize, you are advice to contact the Head of Claim Department
with your Full Name , Home and Office Tel & Fax Number, Mobile Tel Number
and also Home & Office Address for the processing of your claims
***********************************************************

MR.EMMANUEL VAN LOOS
E-mail: claimdepluckynl@netscape.net
Tel:+31 619 536 426
Fax:+31 847 301 268
Foreign Services Manager, Payment and Release order Department,
CLAIM DEPARTMENT LUCKYDAY LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
www.luckyday.nl

***********************************************************

For processing and remittance of your prize funds into your designated
bank account. Note that all prize funds must be claimed not later than 16th
Nov, 2004. After this date all funds will be returned as unclaimed for
the next sweepstake. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
please endeavor to quote your reference and batch numbers in every correspondence
with us or your claims agent. Furthermore, should there be any change in
your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations once again from all members of our staff and thanks for
being part of our promotions program.

Best Regards

MRS. LOVINA DER HANS
(CLAIMS CO-ORDINATOR)
LUCKYDAY LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL


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