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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: marrkmana@handbag.com
Reply-To: dutchunionl@netscape.net
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2005 13:52:40 +0200
Subject: ATTENTION

DUTCH UNION INTERNATIONAL
FROM MR. STEVE BROWN.
(LOTTERY COORDINATOR)

Dear Sir/Madam,


We are pleased to inform you that as a result of our recent lottery
draws held on the 2nd of June 2005. Your e-mail address attached to
ticket number 27522465896-532 with serial number 652-662 drew lucky
numbers 7-14-18-23-31-45,which consequently won in the 2nd
category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out
of 1,000,000
(Euros)(One Million Euros only) Note that all participants in this
lottery program have been selected randomly through a computer
ballot system drawn from over 20,000 companies and 30,000,000
individual email addresses from all search engines and websites.
This promotional program takes place every year, and is promoted
and sponsored by eminent personalities like the Sultan of Brunei,
bill gates of Microsoft Inc and other corporate organizations.
This is to encourage the use of the Internet and computers
worldwide.

For security purpose and clarity, we advise that you keep your
winning information confidential until your claims have been
processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our
security protocol to avoid double claims and unwarranted abuse of
this program by some participants. We look forward to your active
participation in our next year USD50 million slot.

You are requested to contact our Lottery coordinator below to
assist you with your winnings and subsequent payments. All winnings
must be claimed not later than one month after the date of this
notice. 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 and thank you
for being part of our promotional program.

NOTE: YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED IF YOU ARE BELOW 18 YEARS
OF AGE.

Sincerely yours,

MR. STEVE BROWN.
(LOTTERY COORDINATOR)
EMMAL; dutchunionl@netscape.net





















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