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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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Fraud email example:

From: infoluckyday5_nl@handbag.com
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 15:53:08 +0100
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION LETTER

Lucky Day International
Laan van Hoornwijck 55
2289 DG Rijswijk
Netherlands
http://www.luckyday.nl

WINNING NOTIFICATION LETTER

Dear Sir/Madam,

We are pleased to inform you of your selection as one of the winners of LUCKY
DAY LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONAL DRAW NETHERLANDS. Your e-mail address
attached to a computer ballot system which you where emerge among the lucky
winners .You are therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$1,000,000.00
(ONE MILLION DOLLAS) in cash credited to file REF No: LDI/2289 DG

LUCKY DAY INTERNATIONAL is by this program, launching our model computer
balloting lottery draws system to developed and designed to satisfy the
cravings of the ever growing number of participants in our various lottery
programs.

After randomly selection 10,000 participants from an initial database of
100,000 e-mails address of all participants were selected through a computer
ballot system from the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe, USA and
South America as part of our International Promotions Program, which was
conducted in view of launching computer balloting system into the Lottery
Industry Worldwide and zoning all participants by their respective continents
from across the globe, we produced an extensive list from which you have
emerged as one of the (5)five winners of the Grand Draw prize.

To file for your claim,please contact the fiduciary agent through telephone
and e-mail with the address given below:-

CITIGROUP AGENCY BV
Laan van Hoornwijck 56
2210 DG Rijswijk,Amsterdam
The Netherlands
CONTACT OFFICER: KEMP DE YOUNG
Tel:+31-645-158-413
mailto:citigroup@zwallet.com

Also find your winning lottery information and amount won below and endeavour
to quote this information in every of your correspondence for the processing
of your claim.

REF: LDI/2289 DG
BATCH NO: 15/003/LDI.
GRAND DRAW NO: 10010
AMOUNT WON: US$1.M
* *WITH YOUR NAME, TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS FOR IMMEDIATE PROCESSING.

Furthermore, you are seriously advised to keep all winning lottery information
and numbers from the public in line with our company security protocol to
avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by unscrupulous
individuals. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will
result to Disqualification.

Congratulations once again from staff and board of LUCKY DAY INTERNATIONAL
NETHERLANDS and thank you for being part of our Email Lottery Program.

Yours Sincerely,

Mr. Van Der Blake
Promotion Manager.


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