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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: "Yasser Rustom" <yasserrustom@msn.com>
Reply-To: y.rustom@lycos.co.uk
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 11:30:12 +0000
Subject: PRIZE NOTIFICATION

GLOBAL SOFTWARE LOTTERY PROMOTIONS
PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
Arpley House,110 Birchwood Boulevard
Birchwood Warrington WA3 7QH UK
REF: XYL /36510460035/05
BATCH: 64/00388/IPD

ATTENTION: WINNER,

RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION RESULTS FOR CATEGORY "D" DRAWS ; FINAL NOTICE

We are pleased to inform you of the recent release result of the GLOBAL
SOFTWARE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY/PROMOTIONS held in London.

Your email address attached to the Ticket 022-1111-790-458 with Serial No:
5083-12 drew from the Lucky No:43-18-72-37-10-95, which consequently won the
lottery in the category D draws.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND POUNDS (500,000.00 pounds) in cash credited to security file number
XYL /46510460035/05 .This is from a total cash prize of 2 Million pounds
shared among four individuals in this category.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Your funds is now deposited with the Continental Finance Company BV to your
file number, Due to the mixed, we ask that you keep this winning a top
secret from the public notice until your claims has been processed and
remitted to your account as this is a part of the security protocol to avoid
double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by those
that wish to partake.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
the 100,000 individuals email addresses from all over the world as part of
our international promotions program, which we conduct periodically.

We hope with a part of your winnings prize money ,you will take part in our
end of year stake 2.5 million pounds International Lottery Program. TO begin
your claims, please contact continental finance company BV Amsterdam.

Mrs Mary Brown (Foreign Operaion Department)
CONTINENTAL FINANCE COMPANY BV
Honthorststraat 19
1071 DC Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Email:( continentalfincompanybv@financier.com )
Tel/Fax: 31-84-715-5227

For processing and remittance of your cash, the procedure lies for you to
open an account with continental finance company to enable further
crediting. Remember, winners should claim their prizes on receipt of this
notification letter or funds will be returned to the promotion company after
period of Six months.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your security credicted file number and batch numbers
respectively in every correspondence with continental finance company.

Furthermore, should there be any change of your email address or contact
address, do inform the Finance Company as soon as possible.

Congratulations once again from all members of our staff and thank you for
being part of our promotions program.

Yours sincerely,

Yasser Rustom.
(Lotto Consultant)

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