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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: "Mrs Edward Alicial" <alicial201@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 08:18:25 +0000
Subject: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE

OYKEIKKAUS NETHERLANDS
SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY
BURDENSTRAAT 21B,
2053 DS AMSTERDAM,
TEL:+31-475(536)885
(CUSTOMER SERVICE)
HOLLAND.

2005 EMAIL BALLOTING
OYKEIKKAUS HOLLAND NETHERLANDS
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTION MANAGER
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
REF NO: OYL/2551256003/22
BATCH NO: 14/0017/IPD

AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE
OYKEIKKAUS HOLLAND NETHERLANDS Lottery wishes to inform you the results of
the end of year bonanza E-mail address ballot Lottery Winners
International promo program by the NETHERLANDS held on 23rd November, 2005.
Your email address was attached to ticket number 025-1146-1992-750, with
serial number 2113-22 drew with lucky numbers 13-15-22-37-39-43, and
consequently Won the lottery in the (3rd) category. All participants were
selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from Microsoft users from company and individual email
addresses from! all over the world.You have therefore been approved a lump
sum pay out of US$ 1,200,000.00 (ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED
STATE DOLLARS).in cash credited to file REF NO:
OYL/2551256003/22. Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you
keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been
processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security
protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse
of this program by some participants. For the release of your winning,
kindly contact your claims agent:
==============================================================
THE CLAIMS AGENT
Prize Remittance Dept,
MRS. ELVINA GALVIN
(Claims Manager).
EMAIL: mrselvina_gavin@yahoo.com.au
==============================================================
Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of
your funds as soon as you contact her and you are to quote your lucky number
for confirmation on your winning in every
correspondences with claims agent. All winning must be claimed not later
than 20th December, 2005. After this date all unclaimed funds will be
returned to Holland Union Treasury as unclaimed.
Furthermore, should there be any Change of your address,do inform your
claims agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once again from all our
staffs and thank you for being part of our
promotional lottery program.

Yours faithfully,
ALICIA EDWARD
Zonal Co-ordinator
(Promotions Manager

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