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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: "mabell williams" <mabellwilly@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: richmor_01@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 01:52:40 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATION!!!YOU ARE A WINNER

LUCKY DAY INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
LAAN VAN HOORNWIJCK 55, 2289 DG RIJSWIJK, AMSTERDAM-THE NETHERLANDS


FROM THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REF NO: Ref.No LDL/2311786008/01
BATCH: 14/011/IPD

PRIZE AWARD WINNING
NOTIFICATION

Dear Sir/Madam,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of our computer random
selection
for the Lucky Day Lottery International programm held on 14th june,
2005 as
Part of our new of Year bonanza. Your email address, attached to ticket
number 205-11465886-629, with serial number 3772-99 drew the lucky
numbers
7-14-17-23-31-44, and consequently won the lotto in the "B" category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of Four Million
United States Dollars (US$4,000,000.00) in cash credited to file REF
NO:
Ref.No LDL/2311786008/01. This is from total prize money of
US$8,000,000.00
shared among two categories. All participants email addresses were
extracted/selected through a computer balloting system drawn from
10,500,000.00 email addresses from Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada,
Europe
and North America and Oceania as part of our International Promotions
Program, which is conducted annually?

CONGRATULATIONS.

Your fund is now deposited with our Correspondent Security/Finance
Company
to your name and Due to the mix up of some numbers and email addresses,
we
ask that you keep this award strictly away from public notice until
your
claim has been processed. This is part of our security protocol to
avoid
double claiming by participants of this program or poeple you may tell.

To begin your claims, you are urgently requested to contact our claims
agent
(Zennitt Security and Finance) Amsterdam-Ntherlands immediately with
your
telephone number and fax numbers, and make sure you quote your, REF NO:
LDL/2311786008/01, your name and contact details in all your
correspondence
with the finance institute.

Your allocated claims agent details are as follows.
(ZENNITT SECURITY AND FINANCE)
Company Name: Zennitt Securities and Finance International
Officer in Charge: Mr.Alex Patrick
EMAIL: alexpac_07@yahoo.com


Remember, all winnings must be claim within Five Weeks. After this date
all
unclaimed funds will be return to the promotion company. Please note in
order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember to always
quote your reference and batch numbers as well as your contact details
in
all your correspondence with our paying agency and the legal
representative.

On confirmation of your lump prize in your account, you are requested
to
make a donation of 1% of the total claim to any recognized charity
organization. Alternatively, your claims agent can make this donation
on
your behalf if you provide her with the appropriate power of attorney
to do
so.

Furthermore, should there be any change of address or information’s
about
you, do inform our paying agent and the legal representative as soon as
possible to avoid disqualification of winning.

NOTE: If you are under the age of 18, you are automatically
disqualified
for this star prize.

Congratulations once again from all the members of our staff and thank
you
for being part of our promotion program and please contact your claim
agent
as soon as possible.

Yours sincerely,

Mrs.Mabell Williams (LOTTERY CO-ORDINATOR).
LUCKY DAY INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
Email mabellwilly@hotmail.com
Please note that, you do not need to contact us [LUCKY DAY LOTTERY] as
all
further communications should be forward to your claim agent.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part
of our
promotions program

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