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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: Nationale Postcode Loterij <postcodelottery37@37.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 18:48:00 +0200
Subject: Your Email Won The Lottery

FROM: THE DESK OF THE LOTTO CHANCELLOR,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: KYH/26510460037/02
BATCH: 24/02589/KIF
ATTENTION:

RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION: We are pleased to inform you of the
announcement today, 25th July,2005 of winners of the NATIONAL POSTCODE LOTERIJ, PROGRAMS
AMSTERDAM held on 30th May 2005 through
computer ballot system Your company/You email,is attached to ticket number
473-1856-140-279, with serial number 5073-10 drew the lucky numbers 43-23-42-37-74-72, and
consequently won the lottery in the first category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$1.5 Million
in cash credited to file REF:KYH/26510460037/02. This is from total prize
money of US$90,000,000.00 shared among the seventeen international winners
in this category. All participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn form 25,000 names from Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe,
North America, Asia, and Africa as part of International Promotions Program,
which is conducted annually.

CONGRATULATIONS! Your fund is now deposited with a Finance House insured
in your name. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you
keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed
and your money remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol
to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.
We hope with a part of you prize, you will participate in our end of year
high stakes US$1.0 Billion Netherlands International Lottery. To begin your
claim, please contact our International claim agent/ financial Consultant;
Mr Steve King
email:stevkinconsul@netscape.net
Tel:+31-64-92-12-772
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER/CONSULTANT,

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account
of your choice. Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than
30th August, 2005. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember
to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your correspondences
with your agent.Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your claim's agent
as soon as possible.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.
Sincerely,

Mrs Hanneh Hanssen
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,NATIONALE POSCODE LOTERIJ.
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on thepart of the winners will result
to disqualification.

THANKS FOR WINNING.

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