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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: "Mrs. Mildred Hugo" <winning_notice@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: kent2kinx@inbox.com
Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2005 19:31:02 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTICE!!!


FROM: THE LUCKY DAY LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
FROM:THE GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED LOTTERY PROMOTERS.
WINNING NOTICE FOR CATEGORY "1ST" WINNER


TICKET NUMBER: 2752246896
SERIAL NUMBER:652-662
BATCH NUMBER :AT-040SB06-03
WINNING NOTIFICATION


Dear Lucky Winner,


We are pleased to inform you of the release, of the long awaited results
of the LUCKY DAY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM held on August 30th,
2005.You were entered as dependent clients with: Reference SERIAL
NUMBER:652-662 and Batch number AT-040SB06-03. Your email address attached
to
theticket number: 2752246896 that drew the lucky winning number, which
consequently won the sweepstake in the first category, in four parts.


You have been approved for a payment of £750,000
(SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND POUNDS.)in cash credited to file
reference number:IPL/4249859609/WP1.This is from a total cash prize
of five million euros shared among the ten international winners in
first categories.


Congratulations!!!!!


All participants were selected through a computerballot system drawn from
50,000 (Fifty thousand) names of email users around the world, as part of
our
international promotion program. Due to mixed up of some names and
addresses,
we ask that you keep this award personal, till your claims has been
processed
and your funds remitted to you. This is part of our security measures to
avoid double Claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of the situation
By other participants or impersonators.


You are contacting Your/our-accredited agent for your claims:


NAME: MR KENT HOPKINS.
LUCKY DAY INTERNATIONAL AGENCY.
Email:kent2kinx@inbox.com


He is your agent, and responsible for the processing and transfer of
your winnings to you. YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS W-91237-H°67/B4 (keep
personal) Remember, your winning must be claimed not later than november
30th.Failure to claim your winning/ fund will be added to next 10,000.000
pounds international lottery program. Furthermore, should there be any
change in your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.


NOTE:You are to keep all lotto information away from the general public
specially your reference and ticket numbers.(This is important as a
case of double claims will not be entertained).Anybody under the age of
21 and members of the affiliate agencies are automatically not allowed to
participate in this program.


Once again Congratulations!!!


Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Mildred Hugo
Games/Lottery Coordinator.
The Lucky Day Lottery International


Note:This is not a spam, this email is intended for the sole recipient
alone,if your ticket,batch and reference numbers are not stated
above,please delete this mail immediately as it contains vital
informations.

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