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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: "Euro Million Bonanza" <euromillion_promotions2@msn.com>
Reply-To: johnsmith_euromillions@fsmail.net
Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2005 01:07:28 +0000
Subject: YOU WON US$850.000.00 IN OUR END OF YEAR ANNUAL PROGRAM!!

ATTENTION:

EURO MILLIONS END OF THE YEAR PROGRAM,
THE NETHERLANDS.
ALFONSTRAAT B56, 1002 BS AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARD DEPARTMENT,

REF: OYL /26510460037/02
BATCH: 24/00319/IPD

ATTENTION: RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement of winners of the 10TH
GLOBAL EURO MILLIONS END OF THE YEAR PROGRAM, THE NETHERLANDS held on
the 27th of november 2005. Having picked your email address by our
electronic web site visitors collators in recognition of your patronage
tothe Internet services, in the final draw, your name was attached to
ticket number 023-0148-790-459, with Serial number 5073-11 drew the
LuckyNumbers3-11-44-37-10-43, and consequently won the lottery in the 3rd
category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
US$850.000.00 in cash credited to file REF NO.OYL /26510460037/02. This
is from total prize money of US$80,400,000.00 shared among the
Twenty-nine international winners in this category.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from 25,000 names from Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Africa, America
and Asia as part of international promotions program to mark the end of
the year, which is conducted annually.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with a Bank in United Kingdom, insured in
your name. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you
keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been
processed and your money remitted to your account. This is part of our
security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by
participants of this program.

To begin your claim, please contact our information centre with the
following of your personal details :
NAME:..................................................................
AGE:..................................................................
SEX:...................................................................
ADDRESS:...............................................................
EMAIL:.................................................................
PHONE:.................................................................
REF
NUMBER.................................................................
BATCH
NUMBER.................................................................
Tax I.d(if any for proper
identification)........................................................
OCCUPATION:............................................................
COMPANY:...............................................................
COUNTRY:...............................................................


For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice. Send your personal details as requested above
to:johnsmith_euromillions@fsmail.net

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your
correspondences with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any
change of your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.

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

Sincerely,
Cindy Anderson,
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
EURO MILLIONS END OF THE YEAR PROGRAM,
THE NETHERLANDS.

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will
result to disqualification.



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