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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: "www.freelotto.com" <freelottodraw500@netscape.net>
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 10:13:36 +0200
Subject: You Won 1,000,000 Us Dollars

THE FREE LOTTO COMPANY
EU HEAD OFFICE
DENSTRAAT 100B
2053 DS AMSTERDAM,
HOLLAND.
log into: www.freelotto.com
FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
THE FREE LOTTO COMPANY: WINNING FINAL NOTIFICATION.CONGRATULATIONS!!!
We are please to announce you as one of the 10 lucky winners in the Free Lotto draw held on the 8th
July, 2005. All 10 winning addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 50,000,000 international
emails. Your email address emerged alongside 9 others as a category 2 winner in this year's Annual Free
Lotto Draw.
Consequently, you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of 1,000,000 Us Dollars (one million
Dollars) only. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your
reference number and batch numbers:
1, TICKET 175420658766483
2, BATCH: 427901527-Dg43
3, Ref : 232/656/4509
4, lucky numbers 8-16-18-23-31-45
5, lotto code number: FL09622Holland
Please contact the under-listed claims officer as soon as possible for the immediate release of your
winnings:
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Advocate Dr John Peters
Telephone number +31 -626 448 919
Fax: +31-847-545-681
Email: bejesbejesnl@netscape.net
BEJESBEJESLAW FIRM
21B EGGERRST RAAT NN 102
AMSTERDAM, N.L
For processing and remittance of your cash to a designated account of your choice. Remember, all
winnings must be claim not later than July 19th, 2005, after this date, unclaimed funds will be returned to
the International Lotto,
We're so sure that FreeLotto F.A.S.T. is the easiest way to win money online that we're giving you a to
prove it! Click here http://www.freelotto.com/offer.aspoffer=44010&FID=4ba231019557
Below is your personal Identification Number and can only be used by you to claim prizes from FreeLotto
Automatic Subscription Play and prize verification. Do not disclose this number to anyone. It assures you,
that upon submitting the winning entry in accordance with the Rules of FreeLotto to Advocate Dr John
Peters
Telephone number +31 -626 448 919
Fax: +31-847-545-681
Email: bejesbejesnl@netscape.net
This will enable his office to send the claims application form (A4) to you the Beneficiary.
Sincerely,
Maria J. Chambers
Promotions Manager
The Lotto Company
Holland & Europe.

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