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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: "SANTA LOTTO" <witkamp_3@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 14:09:48 +0000
Subject: THANKS A MILLION.

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SANTA LOTTO



RE: CHRISTMAS AWARDS!

Dear winner,

It is that time of year again that everybody loves and to make it special
Santa Lotto is celebrating 20 years! We intend to make it particularly
special for ten families this year with our Thank$ A Million program. With
our 20 years anniversary we are launching our first international program,
The Thank$ A Million promotion.

Christmas is a wonderful and memorable time and it is also a time of merry
where families get together and celebrate, we want to make this Christmas
all the more memorable by giving you a chance to get One Million United
States Dollars!
Yes, $1, 000, 000, 00.

>From the results of the Thank$ A Million draw that took place on the 26th of
November, Santa Lotto is proud to announce, that you have been chosen to
receive $1, 000, 000, 00 this Christmas in our Thank$ A Million promotion.
Winners are selected via their email address and your email has come out as
one of the winners. With this we say CONGRATULATION$.

This is an independent promotion and is unconnected to any publication. No
purchase necessary. Any entry without valid collection numbers will be
declared void.
All winnings must be claimed not later than the 25th of December 2005. After
this date all unclaimed prizes will be declared void. Claimants must be over
21years. All entries must adhere to the Thank$ A Million eligibility rules
stated in our official rules. You will receive the Thank$ A Million!’ game
rules when you file your claim.

This program is strictly for international participants and all Dutch
residents are exempted from participating.

NOTE: Being that you were selected via your email address and to avoid
double claims your winnings must be notarized and a certificate of award
must be obtained from the Netherlands Gaming Control Board to complete the
claims process, this certificate can only be obtained through legal
representation, so you will be referred to an independent lawyer acting as a
referee to assist in this process. The notarization is essential to create a
legal link between you and your email address. You are responsible for the
legal charges for the notarization of the claim and the acquisition of the
certificate of award.

In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, provide the
following when replying:
Name:
Nationality:
Country of residence:
Tel number:
To file for your claim, please contact our /your processing agent
Mr. M. de Bruijne.
Email: bruijneagent@hotmail.ro


Kindly remember to quote your reference number in all correspondence.
REF Number: AUS/231-IL1131/05
BATCH No: ICP/15/096/EBU


Finally, we call on you to make sure that you save a copy of this mail and
note every letter clearly as stated for we will not be held responsible
should there be any complications in this transaction due to negligence on
your part.
Congratulations once more from all of us at Santa Lotto and thank you for
being part of our promotional program.


Management
Santa Lotto.

NOTICE: You have received this message from Santa lotto prize dept. because
you have visited one of our sponsored sites and have voluntarily given your
email address to receive mails from their sponsors.If you wish to be taken
out of this list do not reply to this mail, reply to the agent with the
words remove. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not, directly
or indirectly, use, disclose, distribute, print or copy any part of this
message. If you believe you have received this message in error, please
delete it and all copies of it from your system and notify the sender
immediately by reply e-mail. Thank you.


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