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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. Sophia Halendale" <stakefreelottery@netscape.net>
Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2005 00:08:16 -0700
Subject: YOUR EMAIL WON THE LOTTERY

THE FREE LOTTO COMPANY
HOLLAND HEAD OFFICE
BURDENSTRAAT 21B,
2053 DS AMSTERDAM,
HOLLAND.
www.freelotto.com

FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
THE FREE LOTTO COMPANY: WINNING FINAL NOTIFICATION.CONGRATULATIONS!!!
We are please to announce you as one of the 10 lucky winners in the Free
Lotto draw held on the 24th of February 2005. All 10 winning addresses were
randomly selected from a batch of 50,000,000 international emails. Your
email address emerged alongside 9 others as a category 2 winner in this
year's Annual Free Lotto Draw.

Consequently, you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of
1,000,000 Us Dollars (one million Dollars) only. In order to avoid
unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference
number and batch numbers:
1, Email ticket number: ticket number175420658766483
2, BATCH: 427901527-Dg43
3, the file Ref number: 232/656/4509
4, lucky numbers 8-16-18-23-31-45
5, lotto code number: FL09622Holland
Please contact the under-listed claims officer as soon as possible for the
immediate release of your winnings:
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Advocate Dr John Peters
Telephone number +31 -626 448 919
Fax: +31-847-371-493
Email: bejesbejesfirmnl@netscape.net
Bejesbejeslaw firm
21B EGGERRST RAAT NN 102
AMSTERDAM, N.L
For processing and remittance of your cash to a designated account of your
choice. Remember, all winnings must be claim not later than March 5th 2005,
after this date, All unclaims funds will be returned to the International
Lotto, you should contact advocate Dr john peters about the claimant
procedures, send your fax and telephone to Advocate Dr John Peters, this
will enable his office to send the claims application form (A4) to you
the Beneficiary.

Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please
remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers all
correspondence. Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform
the advocate Dr John Peters as soon as possible. Dr John Peter is
responsible for the processing of your approved file to the bank for
payment.

Congratulations once again, from all members of staff and thank you for
being part of our promotions program.

Once again congratulations.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Sophia Halendale
Promotions Manager
The Lotto company
Holland & Europe.

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