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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: "Julian Gates" <lnotification@msn.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2005 14:03:09 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION.

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LUCKY DAY LOTTERY NETHERLANDS
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD
DEPARTMENT,
REF: LDL /2551256003/22
BATCH: 14/0017/IPD


ATTENTION:WINNER,
RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION/FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today 14th of August
2005 that you are one of the winners of the LUCKY DAY LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
PROGRAMS held on 19TH Of July 2005.Your email,attached to ticket number
025-1146-1992-750,with serial number 2113-22 drew the lucky numbers
13-15-22-37-39-43;the lottery was categorized into fIVE zonal
(Africa,America,Europe,Middle East and Asia)stages with the amount won by
individual respectively and consequently you have won the lottery in the 1st
category.You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
1,000000.00Euro[One Million Euros]Credited to file REF
NO.LDL/2551256003/22.This is from total prize of 17,000000.00(Seventeen
Million Euros)Euro in 1st category shared among the seventeen international
winners in this category.All participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn from 15 million email addresses from across the globe as
part of International Promotions Program,which will now be conducted
annually.


CONGRATULATIONS!!!
You are required keep this award to yourself until your claim has been
processed and your money remitted to you as this is part of our security
protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of
this program.Through computer balloting you have been zoned for your funds
to be released in our Europe office which is in United Kingdom.To begin your
claim,you are to write/contact our Payment and Release Order department
company's customer service using details below:
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LUCKY DAY LOTTERY PAYMENT AND RELEASE
ORDER DEPARTMENT
MAIL TO: mail2franknest@uk2.net
TEL: 447031848799
FAX: 448700685113
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For due processing and remittance of your prize.
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than two weeks after the
day of notification.After this date,all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
Sincerely
MRS JULIAN GATES
Promotions Manager
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The LUCKYDAY Awards is proudly sponsored by the Microsoft corporation,the
Intel Group,Toshiba,Dell computers,Mckintosh and a conglomeration of other
international IT companies.The LUCKYDAY LOTTERY internet draw is held once
in a year and is so organized to encourage the use of the internet and
computers worldwide.We are proud to say that over 200 Million Euros are won
annually in more than 150 countries worldwide.
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