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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: "Alvarta Holden (Mrs)" <al_vartaholden@tiscali.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 04:43:43 +0100
Subject: winning notification

LUCKYDAY E-MAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
www.luckyday.nl

BATCH NO: PTP/31211214257/190888/2202
REF. NO. PTP/21449267220/255100//2202

WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL NOTICE........CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
Dear Sir/Madam,
This is to inform you of the release of the E-MAIL LOTTERY BALLOT INTERNATIONAL/
WORLD GAMING BOARD held on the 2nd of December, 2004. Due to some mix up
of numbers,the results were released on the 3rd of December, 2004.
Your email address attached to ticket number 219028657434 with serial number
918735625 drew the lucky numbers of 21-70-81-82-99 which consequently won
the lottery in the 1st category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of $1,000,000.00
Euros Only ( ONE MILLION EUROS ONLY) which is deposited with a Finance &
Security Company in your favour as beneficiary and covered with HIGH INSURANCE
POLICY.

Due to mix up of some numbers and emails, we ask that you keep your winning
information confidential until your claims have been processed and your
claim remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid incidence
double claims 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 20,000.00 companies and 3,000,000 individual
email addresses and names from all over the world.

To begin your lottery claim, please contact the appointed agent responsible
for the processing of your claim with your contact telephone and fax number:

CONTACT NAME: MR. HANS JURGEN
CITY/ COUNTRY: AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
EMAIL: hansjurgen@bluebottle.com

Note that all winnings must be claimed not later than 14th of December,
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,
Mrs. Alvarta Holden
Lottery Coordinator.


___________________________________________________________

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