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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.lotto.nl" <mercywillems@netscape.net>
Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 18:44:55 +0200
Subject:

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

Dear Lucky Winner,

ELEKTRONIK LOTTO PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual
final draws of A Lotto International A Netherlands programs.

The online cyber lotto draws was conducted from an exclusive list of
25,000,000 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 9590 ES 9414
Batch Number: 573881545-LNG/2005
Ticket Number: PCP 3502 /8707

You as well as the other winner are therefore to receive a cash prize
of 1,500,000.00. (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 file in for the processing of your prize winnings, you are advised
to contact our licensed and accredited claims agent for category "A"
winners with the information below:

Dr. Gold Peterson
Remittance Department Director,
Tel: +31 620 874 493
+31 649 304 003

Fax: +31 847 196 356

E-mail: elektroniklotto7@netscape.net
elektroniklotto8@netscape.net

You are adviced to provide him with the following informations:

Names:
Phone/Fax number:
Nationality:
Ref Number:
Batch Number:
Ticket Number:

NOTE: All winnings must be claimed not later than 14 days. thereafter
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 confidential, 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. Mercy Williems
Games/Lottery Coordinator.
Lotto International Netherlands
www.lotto.nl

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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