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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" <ttinternational@walla.com>
Date: Sun, 03 Jul 2005 17:23:17 +0100
Subject: Claims Alert


FROM: GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED LOTTERY PROMOTERS. WINNING NOTICE FOR
CATEGORY \"A\" WINNER

Dear Lucky Winner,

RE: LOTTO INTERNATIONAL NL PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual
final draws of Lotto International Netherlands 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
EUR1,500,000.00. (ONE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND EURO ONLY) 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:
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Mr. Raymond Berg
Department Director,
Netherlands Lottery International Nl Company
[Lotto International Netherlands], 107 Vanderloop 1902AB ,Amsterdam,
The Netherlands
E-mail: lottonl25@walla.com
phone:+31-620-244-951
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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 DeBoer,
Games/Lottery Coordinator.
Lotto International Netherlands
http://www.lotto.nl

Lotto International Netherlands 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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