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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: ericduin@handbag.com
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2005 12:18:16 +0200
Subject: NOTIFICATION

Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION: RESULT YOU HAVE WON!!
Date: Wed, 6 July 2005

LUCKYDAY E-MAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
www.luckyday.nl

BACTH NO: NLT27168902551
REF. NO. NLT67091816539

This is to inform you of the release of the E-MAIL LOTTERY BALLOT
INTERNATIONAL/ WORLD GAMING BOARD held on the 5th of July, 2005.
Your name attached to ticket number 609723148 with serial number
500761427
drew the lucky numbers of 6001-1679-2803 which consequently won the
lottery
in the 1st category.You have therefore been approved for a lump sum
payout
of 1,500,000:00 Only ( ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDREND THOUSAND EUROS) in
cash
which is deposited with a Finance & Security Company in your favour as
beneficiary and covered with HIGH INSURANCE POLICY Due to mix up of
some
numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information
confidential until your claims has 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
only Microsoft users from over 90,000.00 companies and 12,000,000
individual email addresses and names from all over the world.
To begin your lottery claim, please contact our agent below that have
been
appointed for the processing of your claim with your contact telephone
and
fax number to begin the processing of your claim:

LUCKDAY NATIONAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT OFFICE AMSTERDAM
CONTACT NAME: ERIC VAN DUIN
Email: luckyday10@netscape.net
Tellphone:+31 626 386 663

Note that all winning must be claimed not later than 6th of August 2005.
After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next
stake.Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications
please remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in
all
correspondence.

Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for
being
part of our promotional program.

Please, provide the following to our agent:
1. Full Name
2. Your Telephone Number and Fax Number
3. Your Contact Address.

Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Marina van os


























































































































































































































































































































































































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