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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: lottonet@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 04:31:15 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CONGRATULATIONS=21=21=21=20YOU=20HAVE=20WON?=

LOTTONET INTERNATIONAL.
FROM: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REFERENCE NUMBER: LLI/M19/2410/0204
BATCH NUMBER: 1214/02F/5005/JPMA/SL.
RE: WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL NOTICE
Sir/Madam,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners International
programs held on the 20th of February,2005. Your personal,EMAIL-ADDRESS
attached to ticket number:520-81-63-114 with serial number VB184102.drew
lucky numbers 70-13-35-79-14,w
hich consequently won in the 2nd category, you have therefore been approved
for a lump sum pay out
of 1,000,000.00 Euros. (ONE MILLION EUROS ONLY)
already insured in your favour.
This is to help encourage the rapid use of microsoft ware users and to enlighten
and promote the wide spread usage of the internet within the global world,under
the sponsorship of microsoft ware wizard http://www.quuxuum.org/~evan/bgnw.html
- 63k - 24 Ma
r
2004 -.&http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Zeroes/Sultan_Brunei.htm,together
with the USA,AUSTRALIA&a few members of the EU states.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
We strongly advise that due to mix up of some numbers and names,we ask that
you strictly keep your winning information confidential until your claims
has been processed and your money remitted to you.
This is part of our security protocol and diversed new measures to avoid
the duplicating and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants
and unscrupulous personals/establishment.

Meanwhile,to clearify your doubts on how come you were selected,please note
that all participants email/names were selected through a computerized ballot
machine system from the internet,randomly drawn from over 100,000.00 COMPANIES
and 50,000,000.00(IND
IVIDUALS PRIVATE/PERSONAL) Email Addresses and names from all over the world,where
your own EMAIL ADDRESS happens to have been luckily selected under the second
category to have attracted this winnings.
This promotional program takes place every three years and it is been jointly
organised by well meaningful personals in conjunction with international
governmental policies under very strict regulatory laws within the world
lottery association in the bid
to elevate poverty rate and create chances for luckily selected individuals/companies
to equally establish themselves and help create room for useful and gainful
employment through the fund/prize you are been awarded.
We hope that you will equally utilise your prize winnings fund in an innovation,support,promote,meaningfully
and gainfully reputation scheme in your lifes,government and people.
To file in and collect your claims for this prize winnings award, please
quickly contact only and directly our nominated fiducial/accredited agent,who
is to personally act as your TRUSTEES CLAIM AGENT:
James Fleshman, Fleshman CONSULTANCY&SECURITIES. Email:lottonet00@netscape.net
Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than (20th April,2005).
After this date all unclaimed funds will be retrieved and included in the
next stake on returned to the treasury. Please note in order to avoid
unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference
number and batch numbers in all correspondence and ensure to comply with
every directives from your claims agent.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as
soon as possible.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff for having been a lucky
winner in our international promotions program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified and please
do reconfirm your contact email address for your claims agent once again
(lottonet00@netscape.net).
Sincerely yours,
Gloria Kooij.
Lottery Coordinator.
http://www.lottonet.com.au/index.html
CONFIDENTIALITY: This e-mail message is confidential and is intended only
for the addressee of the email address holder who is to immediately report
directly and only to the claims agent.Any unauthorized use or disclosure
is strictly prohibited.Disclosur
e of this e-mail to anyone other than the intended addressee does not constitute
waiver of privilege. If you have received this communication in error, please
notify us immediately and delete this. Thank you for your cooperation.











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