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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: "faith michael" <freelotto012@msn.com>
Reply-To: freelotto211@sify.com
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 13:17:05 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!

THE FREE LOTTO COMPANY
HOLLAND HEAD OFFICE
BURDENSTRAAT 21B,
2053 DS AMSTERDAM,
HOLLAND.
log into our lotto home page: 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
FreeLotto draw held on the 16th of september 2005. All 10 winning addresses
were randomly selected from a batch 50,000,000 international mails.Your
email address emerged alongside 9 others as a category 2 winner in this
year'sAnnual FreeLotto 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 all correspondence
1 Ticket: number175420658766483
2,BATCH:427901527-Dg43
3 Ref number: 232/656/4509
4,lucky number: 8-16-18-23-31-45
5,lotto code number: FL09622Holland
Please contact the underlisted claims officer as soon as possible for the
immediate release of your winnings:
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Advocate Dr. JOhn Peters
Tel: +31 -626 448 919
Email:bejesbejes11@netscape.net
bejesbejes law 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 23rd september
2005, After this date,All unclaims funds will be returned to the
International Lotto,you should contact advocate Dr. john peters about the
claimant procedures, send your fax and telephone to Advocate Dr. John
Peters, this will enable his office to send the claims application form
(A4)to you the Beneficiary.Please note,in order to avoid unnecessary delays
and complications please remember to quote your reference number and batch
numbers to all correspondence. Furthermore,should there be any change of
address do inform the advocate Dr John Peters as soon as possible. Dr Peter
is responsible for the processing of your approved file to the bank for
payment. Congratulations once again, from all members of staff and thank you
for being part of our promotions program.
Once again on behalf of all our staff, reply to(bejesbejes11@netscape.net)

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Sincerely,
Sophia Halendale
Promotions Manager
The Lotto company
Holland & Europe.

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