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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: "multiservelottery International" <multiserlottgxcwjnob@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 23:49:08 +0500
Subject: Winner's Notice!

MULTISERVE LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL - PROMOTIONAL PROGRAM
ADDRESS: ULTERWAARDENSTR 247 CT 1089 AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS..
REF: MSELI/CGX 2005-01AOA
BATCH: 8809/B57/SU

Att: Winner,

RESULTS FOR CATEGORY "A" DRAWS

Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice, the results of the Category "A"
draws of MULTISERVE LOTTERY Program. We are happy to inform you that you
have emerged a winner under the First Category, which is part of our promotional draws.
The draws were held on the 8th August, 2005. Participants were selected through a
computer ballot system drawn from 4,000,000 names/email addresses of individuals and
companies from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and New
Zealand as part of our International Promotions Program. You/Your Company, attached to
ticket number 05-765204AC, with serial number 90-77 drew the lucky numbers 2, 1, 20, 39
and consequently won in the Category "A". You have therefore been awarded a lump sum
pay out of $1,500,000 (0NE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS)
in cash, which is the winning payout for Category "A" winners.

This is from the total prize shared among the 5 international winners in this category.
Your funds are now deposited with a reputable finance firm in the Netherlands Insured with your
FILE REFERENCE number. In your best interest and also to avoid mix up of numbers and names of
any kind, we request that you keep the entire details of your award strictly from public notice until the
process of transferring your claims has been completed, and your funds remitted to your account.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants/nonparticipants
of this program. This lottery program was organized by our group of philanthropist promoted and sponsored by
Mr. Bill Gates of Microsoft Inc, eminent personalities like the sultan of Brunei, Multi Choice and other corporate
Organizations. This lottery program was organized to improving the use of computer software and for the benefit of
every Microsoft user.To begin your claim, please contact your file processing officer.

Mr. Matthew Brown Dawnson
OF MULTISERVE LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
Email: multiservelottery_nl@euromail.net
Email: multiservelott1@netscape.net
TEL: +31 642 575 648


Kind Regards,
MRS WORF JULIANA DAAR
DIRECTOR OF PROMOTIONAL PROGRAM

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