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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: "henry bernard" <notification@cashout2005.org>
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 19:17:52 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATION,YOU ARE LUCKY WINNER 2005

CASHOUT LOTTO BV
CASHOUT PLAZA, SUITE 1102A
AMSTERDAM ZUID-OOST
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
Ref: OYL/265104060037/02
Batch: 24/00319/IPD

WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw of the CASH-OUT
LOTTOS Sweepstake Lottery International programs held
today the 1st OF JANUARY,2005 IN THE NETHERLANDS.This
is a computer generated lottos of internet users using

email addresses as draws.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:
275-1085-8862-005 with Serial number 8786-35 drew the
lucky numbers: 5 16 22 36 37 65, which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum
of US$850,000.00 (Eight hundred and Fifty Thousand
United statesDollars) in cash credited to
fileOYL/265104060037/02.This is from a
total cash prize of US $ 850,000.00 dollars,
shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in
this category.

All participants were selected randomly from World
Wide Web site through computer draw system and
extracted from over 100,000 companies. This promotion
takes place annually. Please note that your lucky
winning number falls within our European booklet
representative office in Europe as indicated in
yourplay coupon.In view of this, your US$$850,000.00
(Eight hundred and Fifty Thousand United states
Dollars) would be released to you by our payment
office in europe.

Our European agent will immediately commence the
process to facilitate the release of your funds as
soon as you contact him.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your
winning information confidential till your claims is
processed and your money remitted to you in whatever
manner you deem fit to claim your prize.

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid
double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program
by someunscrupulous elements. Please be warned.
To file for your claim, please contact your claims
agent:

MR BARRY WRIGHT
sirbarrywright05@netscape.net

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
quote your reference/batch numbers in any
correspondences with us or our designated agent.
Congratulations once more from all members and staff
of this program. Thank you for being part of our
promotional lottery
program.

Sincerely,

SIR HENRY BERNARD.

CASH-OUT LOTTO Co-ordinator
NOTE: PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS OFFICE MAKE SURE YOU


CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT ABOVE. ALSO MAKE SURE
YOU SEND DOWN YOU PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS
TO YOUR CLAIMS AGENT FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION.

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