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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: pietervan@itloox.com
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 1:17:58
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS,YOU HAVE WON.


CASHOUT PROMO LOTTERY,THE NETHERLANDS.
CAMPERST 40-42 1091 AG AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: OYL /26510460037/02
BATCH: 24/00319/IPD
ATTENTION: RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement of winners of the CASHOUT
PROMO LOTTERY,THE NETHERLANDS/INTERNATIONAL,PROGRAMS held on
3TH
SEPTEMBER, 2004
You are attached to ticket number 023-0148-790-459, with serial number 5073-11
drew the lucky numbers 43-11-44-37-10-43, and consequently won the lottery in
the 3rd category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$850,000 in cash
credited to file REF NO.OYL/26510460037/02. This is from total prize
money of US$80,400,
talkandbehappy: 000.00 shared among the Twenty-Nine international winners in
this category. All participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from 25,000 names from Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe,
North America and Asia as part of International Promotions Program, which is
conducted annually.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with a Security Firm in Amsterdam. Due to the mix up
of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly
from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted
to your account.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous
acts by participants of this program. We hope with a part of you prize, you
will participate in our end of year high stakes US
$1.3
Million International Lottery.
To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent;
MR JOHN BILLY
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER, RAYMOND CROSSROAD, AMSTERDAM,
Email : johnbill@winning.com

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account
of your choice. Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than
4TH
OCTOBER, 2004. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember
to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your correspondences
with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our
promotions program.
Sincerely,
PIETER VAN
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, CASHOUT PROMO LOTTERY,THE NETHERLANDS.
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to
disqualification.

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