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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: "lotto net" <lotto_net16@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 11:13:44 +0000
Subject: congratulations!!! you are a winner. please contact your agent

LOTTONET INTERNATIONAL.
FROM: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REFERENCE NUMBER: LLI/M19/2410/0204
BATCH NUMBER: 1214/02F/5005/JPMA/SL.
RE: WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL NOTICE
Sir/Madam,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners
International programs held on the 20th of Oct.2005. Your
personal,EMAIL-ADDRESS attached to ticket number:520-81-63-114 with serial
number VB184102.drew lucky numbers 70-13-35-79-14,w
hich consequently won in the 2nd category, you have therefore been approved
for a lump sum pay out
of 1,000,000.00 Euros. (ONE MILLION EUROS ONLY)
already insured in your favour.
This is to help encourage the rapid use of microsoft ware users and to
enlighten and promote the wide spread usage of the internet within the
global world,under the sponsorship of microsoft ware wizard
http://bgnw.marcus5.net/bgnw.html

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
We strongly advise that due to mix up of some numbers and names,we ask that
you strictly keep your winning information confidential until your claims
has been processed and your money remitted to you.
This is part of our security protocol and diversed new measures to avoid the
duplicating and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants and
unscrupulous personals/establishment.

Meanwhile,to clearify your doubts on how come you were selected,please note
that all participants email/names were selected through a computerized
ballot machine system from the internet,randomly drawn from over 100,000.00
COMPANIES and 50,000,000.00(IND
IVIDUALS PRIVATE/PERSONAL) Email Addresses and names from all over the
world,where your own EMAIL ADDRESS happens to have been luckily selected
under the second category to have attracted this winnings.
This promotional program takes place every three years and it is been
jointly organised by well meaningful personals in conjunction with
international governmental policies under very strict regulatory laws within
the world lottery association in the bid
to elevate poverty rate and create chances for luckily selected
individuals/companies to equally establish themselves and help create room
for useful and gainful employment through the fund/prize you are been
awarded.
We hope that you will equally utilise your prize winnings fund in an
innovation,support,promote,meaningfully and gainfully reputation scheme in
your lifes,government and people.
To file in and collect your claims for this prize winnings award, please
quickly contact only and directly our nominated fiducial/accredited
agent,who is to personally act as your TRUSTEES CLAIM AGENT:
James Fleshman FLESHMAN CONSULTANCY&SECURITIES. Tel: +31-622-597-171
Email:jamesfleshman@fastermail.com Remember, all winning must be claimed not
later than (30th Nov,2005). After this date all unclaimed funds will be
retrieved and included in the next stake on returned to the treasury. Please
note in order to avoid
unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference
number and batch numbers in all correspondence and ensure to comply with
every directives from your claims agent.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as
soon as possible.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff for having been a lucky
winner in our international promotions program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified and please
do reconfirm your contact email address for your claims agent once again
(jamesfleshman@fastermail.com ).
Sincerely yours,
Gloria Kooij
Lottery Coordinator.
http://www.lottonet.com.au/index.html
CONFIDENTIALITY: This e-mail message is confidential and is intended only
for the addressee of the email address holder who is to immediately report
directly and only to the claims agent.Any unauthorized use or disclosure is
strictly prohibited.Disclosur
e of this e-mail to anyone other than the intended addressee does not
constitute waiver of privilege. If you have received this communication in
error, please notify us immediately and delete this. Thank you for your
cooperation.

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