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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: "Lotto International Netherlands" <nllotto@winning.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2005 12:21:24 +0100
Subject: Congratulation

FROM: GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED LOTTERY PROMOTERS. WINNING NOTICE

FOR CATEGORY \"A\" WINNER



Dear Lucky Winner,



RE: LOTTO INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION



We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded Month of May final draws of Lotto International programs. The online cyber lotto draws was conducted from an exclusive list of 25,000 e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the internet. No tickets were sold. After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as one of two winners in the category \"A\" with the following:



Ref Number: PC 390 ES 214

Batch Number: 26371545-LNI/2004

Ticket Number: PCP 002 871



You as well as the other winner are therefore to receive a cash prize of GBP 420,000 ( Four Hundred and Twenty Thousand Pounds) each from the total payout. Your prize award has been insured with your e-mail address and will be transferred to you upon meeting our requirements, statutory obligations,

Verifications, validations and satisfactory report. To begin the claims processing of your prize winnings you are advised to contact our licensed and accredited claims agent for category \"A\" winners with the information below:



Mr. Greg Louis,
Remittance Department Director,
Lottery International Company
England,

107 Riverside
1902AB ,Sheffield,
United Kingdom
E-mail: greglouis@winning.com



NOTE: All winnings must be claimed not later than 20 days. After this
date all unclaimed funds would be included in the next stake. Remember
to quote your reference information in all correspondence.


You are to keep all lotto information away from the general public
especially your reference and ticket numbers. (This is important as a
case of double claims will not be entertained).Members of the affiliate
agencies are automatically not allowed to participate in this program.


Thank you and congratulations!!!



Yours faithfully,

Mrs. Agatha De Boer,
Games/Lottery Coordinator.
Lotto International Netherlands
www.lotto.nl



This email may contain information which is confidential and/or privileged. The information is intended solely for the use of the Individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents is prohibited. If you have received this electronic transmission in error, please notify the sender by telephone or return email and delete the material from your computer.

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