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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: "Lucky Day Lottery Winning Notice" <luckydaylotterywinningnotice@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 09:46:02 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION. CONGRATULATION ! !! !!!

LUCKY DAY LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
Laan van Hoornwijck 79
4589 DG Rijswijk
Netherlands.
(Customer Services)


Ref: NL/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/UY369


WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw (#948) of the LUCKYDAY NATIONAL LOTTERY,
on line Sweepstakes International program held on Thursday 29th of
September, 2005. It is yet to be unclaimed and you are getting the final
NOTIFICATION as regards this LOTTERY WINNINGS.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:664757005400 with Serial
number 8468/05 drew the lucky numbers:8-6-9-15-40-90 (bonus no.25), which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 2ND category i.e match 5 plus bonus.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 1,987,470 Euro (One
million nine hundred and eighty seven thousand,four hundred and seventy
Euro) in cash credited to file KTU/7423698308/05. This is from a total cash
Price of 7,949,880 Euro shared amongst the(4)lucky winners in this category
i.e Match 5 plus bonus.All participants for the on line version were
selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and
extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that
are listed on line. This promotion takes place weekly.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet
representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of
this, your 1,987,470 EURO (One million nine hundred and eighty seven
thousand,four hundred and seventy Euro)will be released to you by any of our
payment offices in Europe.

Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact her.For security reasons, you
are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is
processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to
claim your Price.

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:

MR. GERALD PARKER
Tel: +31-619-028-745
Fax:+31-847-538-401
Official Email:magniumagency@netscape.net


Endeavour to email/fax him your full names,winning numbers,email
address,telephone and fax numbers immediately.

Congratulations from me and members of staff of THE LUCKY DAY LOTTERY
INTERNATIONAL.

Yours faithfully,
Tracy Jones(Mrs)
On line coordinator for THE LUCKY DAY LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
Sweepstakes Program.


Confidentiality Notice:

Please note that this email, and any files that may be attached to it,is/are
confidential and is/are intended for the sole use of the individual(s) or
entity(ies) to which it/they is/are addressed. Any use,distribution,copying
or disclosure by any other person or entity is strictly prohibited under
applicable law(s). If you received this email in error,please notify the
sender by return email and delete the original message (making sure it is
also deleted from the Deleted Items folder of your mail client).

Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message that do not
relate to official business of LUCKY DAY LOTTERY and insurance shall be
understood to be neither given nor endorsed by LUCKY DAY LOTTERY finance and
insurance when addressed to comet finance and insurance clients; and any
information contained in this email is subject to the terms and conditions
of the governing client's contract(s).

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