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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: nationaltrusz@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 16:27:52 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?ONGRATULATIONS=21=21=21?=

WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL NOTICE a ?crit :
GOLDENPLAN E-MAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD.
BACTH NO: LDD/3142/908/04
REF. NO. LDD/2190/2100//04
WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL NOTICE
This is to inform you of the release of the E-MAIL LOTTERY BALLOT INTERNATIONAL/
WORLD GAMING BOARD held on the 22nd of October 2004.
Due to the mix up of number, the results were released on the 28th of October
2004.
Your name attached to ticket number 0180176345 with serial number 901514290
drew the lucky numbers of 21-78-10-81-91 which consequently won the lottery
in the 1st category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of UDS$1,800,000:00
Only ( ONE MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) in
cash which is deposited with an Assurance & Finance
Company in your favour as beneficiary and covered with HIGH INSURANCE POLICY.
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning
information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money
Remitted to you. This is part of our security mesures to avoid double claiming
and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
only Microsoft users from over 20,000 company, and 3,000,000 individual
email addresses and names from all over the world.
To begin your lottery claim, please contact the processing company below
that have been appointed for the processing of your claim with your full
name ,contact telephone and fax number to begin the processing of your claim
NATIONAL TRUSTEE UC HOLLAND
Email:ericstra2004@netscape.net
TeL 0031.642.183.877
Note that all winning must be claimed not later than 15 days of notification,(12th
November,2004).After this date all unclaimed, funds will be included in

the next stake. Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications
Remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in
all correspondence.Furthermore, should there be any change of address do
inform our agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being
part of our promotional program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.
Yours Sincerely,
Mr.Eric Hoekstra
Lottery Coordinator





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