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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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Please note about this email:

• It lists mobile phone numbers or call redirection numbers (no bank, lottery, etc would use mobile phones to take customer calls).
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Namemicheal Glass" <totolottonl@msn.com>
Reply-To: simonsimon_williams@casino.com
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 22:15:23 +0000
Subject: Contact Solicitor ASAP.

Toto Lotto NL
Spadestraat 1,
Oosterhout,
The Netherlands.

Dear Lucky Winner,

We are pleased to announce you as one of the 3 lucky winners in the Toto Mega Jackpot Lottery draw held recently. All 3 winning addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 5,000,000 (Five Million) emails. Your email address emerged alongside 2 others as a 3rd category winner in this month's draw.

You have therefore been approved for a total pay out of €4,000,000 Euros (Four Million Euros only)

The following particulars are attached to your lotto payment order:

(i) Winning numbers: 05,11,25,31,59 23
(ii) Serial number: 71-2-5166
(iii) Reference number: TLNL-101

Please contact our solicitors for further processing of your prize:

Mr.Simon Williams
Simon and Simon Solicitors
2e Tuindwarsstraat 8,
Jordaan,
1015 RZ Amsterdam,
The Netherlands, NL
+31-649-302-735
Email: simon_williams@casino.com
Email: simonsolicitors@netscape.com

You are also advised to provide him with the under listed
information as soon as possible:
 
1.  Name in full
2.  Address
3.  Nationality
4.  Age
5.  Occupation
6.  Phone/Fax

On behalf of members and staff of Toto Lotto please accept my hearty congratulations!

Sincerely,

Michael Glass

N.B:

1. All claims that are not processed would be nullified after 10 working days from today

2. The reference number quoted above should be in all your correspondence with our solicitors.

3. Do inform our solicitors of any change of address or names.

4. All winners under the age of 18 are automatically dis-qualified.

5. Please do not reply to this email. Contact our solicitors as indicated above.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam