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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: cyberlottery2004@tiscali.it
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 14:36:17 +0100
Subject: PRIZE NOTIFICATION

LOTTOWORLD-INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY AND PROMOTIONS


FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT,
SCFN: GWK/5333/025648/03UAD.
BATCH: 241/2002/BLL.

Attention:

WINNINGS/PRIZE CLAIM NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the official announcement on the 24th November,
2004,of winners of the 2004 yearly LOTTOWORLD INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY,held
on the 22nd November,2004. You or your company, attached to ticket number
318-776-2810, with serial number 420-509 drew the lucky numbers 2-14-17-21-35-36-18,
and consequently won the lottery in the International category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of ?50,000.00 (Fifty
Thousand Euros)!

This is from total prize money of EUR 2,000,000.00 shared among 40 winners
in this category. Participants were selected through a computer ballot system
drawn from 4,000,000 names/email addresses of individuals and companies
from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East,and New
Zealand as part of our International Promotions program.

For the immediate processing and collection of your prize money, Please
contact today our Claim's Agent.


Mr.ANDY VAN REEK,
SNS GROUP B.V.,
TEL:0031-619-046-386,
e-mail:snsgroupbv@consultant.com



Remember, you must contact our claim's agent not later than the 15th December,2004.
After this date,all funds will be returned as unclaimed. All correspondences
to S.N.S GROUP BV,either by PHONE CALL or E-MAIL.With your full Contact
Address,Country of residence,phone number and your email address.Please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers as stated above in every
one of your correspondences with your claim agent.

Congratulations again from all our staff.

Sincerely,

LAUTERBERG WELSCH,
Lottoworld International,
Egastraat 254,
Amsterdam,
The Netherlands.

N.B:Please do not reply to this email. Contact your claim agent by telephone,
or email as instructed above. YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED IF YOU
ARE BELOW 18 YEARS OF AGE.

























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