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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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• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "LUCKY DAY SWEEPSTAKERS" <citit@walla.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2005 19:14:57 +0200
Subject: LUCKY DAY SWEEPSTAKERS

CONGRATULATION YOU HAVE WON

LUCKYDAY  SWEEPSTAKERS
Under the International Lottery and Swiss Lotto  
UK HEAD OFFICE
Unit 7, Parkway Trading Est. Cranford La, Hounslow,
www.freelotto.com

Amsterdam Branch, The-Netherlands.
  
Dear Winner,

We are happy to inform you that your email address has
been selected as one of the lucky email addresses in
the category "B" of the online lotto conducted by
OCEANIC FOUNDATION. 

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! The cyber-Lotto was conducted by a
first of its kind automated computer balloting system,
where by email addresses (30,000 email addresses),
were extracted from all continents of the world. A
draw was held in different categories and winners
emerged from different parts of the world and they are
entitled to various cash prizes depending on their
different categories.

Thus, you are entitled to a prize money of 850,000:00
(Eight hundred and fifty thousand) Euros Reference
number for your prize is: [FL2/05/207152/SK/IE] Ticket
number: [962901-PCF03] as a category B winner, you
have been selected by computer balloting system where
only email addresses are drawn from a total number of
30,000 email addresses drawn from all over the globe.

After an automated computer ballot of our
International Promotions Program, only one winner
emerged in this category and therefore you are to
receive payout of 850,000:00 (Eight hundred and fifty
thousand) Euros.
 
This promotional program takes place every year, and
is promoted and sponsored by eminent personalities
like the Sultan of Brunei, and other corporate
organisations.This is to encourage the use of the
internet and computers worldwide.
 
To immediately claim your prize, please contact our
fiduciary agent below are the contact information of
your fiduciary agent:
==================================
CITIT CONSULTANT BV
 
Amsterdam, The-Netherlands.
 
Contact: Mr. Dan  Mendel

Email:citit@walla.com
==================================== 
In your best interest(s), you have to initiate contact
within one week of receipt of this correspondence. We
congratulate you once again and it is our hope that
you participate in any of our international programs
in the nearest future.
 
Thank you.
 
Sincerely,  

Mrs. Susan Williams, 

(Promotion Manager)

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