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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: Barbara Huslman <barbarahuslma@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 16:54:57 +0200
Subject: REF NO.WSL/02-klk7824643



FROM THE DESK OF THE
PROMOTION DIRECTOR
FREE LOTTO INTERNATIONAL
ELEPHANT HULS 201,
2201 KC ALMERE THE
NETHERLANDS


We are pleased to inform you of the announcement of 30 September 2005, that you have be selected as
one of the Three winners of our summer award promotion of the Free Lotto international held Recently
as part of our WORLDWIDE SWEEPSTAKE BONANZA. You approved for a pay out of 700,000.00
Euro (SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND Euro) in cash credited to file REF NO.WSL/02-klk7824643. We
in the Free Lotto is by this program, launching our model computer Balloting lottery draws, developed and
designed to satisfy the cravings of the ever-growing number of participants in our various promotion
Programs.

With funds accrued exclusively from previous various draws, Payouts to all winners guaranteed and
transferred in record time and in the stipulated mode. You are in category C .After random selection of
15,000 participants from an Initial database of 300,000 emails and postcode. All participants selected
through a computer balloting system. The Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe, USA and South
America in our databases.

As part of our International Award Promotions Program, which conducted in view of launching ourselves
into the Sweepstakes Industry Worldwide and zoning all participants by their Respective continents from
across the globe, we produced an extensive list from which you emerged as one of the winners of the
Grand Draw Award.

To ensure a smooth collection of your award, our award handles the Transfer of your fund Transfer
cooperation in The Netherlands

You are to contact our Officer in the Netherlands by Email or telephone within a week of receiving this
message. Please find full contact details below:

Mr. Simon Jones
Int'l remittance dept
Western Finance Group
Hummer Nieuwlaanveld
1013 1218 HG, Amstelveen
The Netherlands
TEL:+31-649-304-544
EMAIL ADDRESS: westernfinancegro@zwallet.com

send your full Name, Address and Country of Residence, telephone and fax number when replying this
letter. Remember, you must contact your remittance officer a week of receiving this notification. After this
date, all funds will be return as unclaimed.

NOTE:
In order to avoid unnecessary delays and Complications, please remember to Quote your
Reference numbers in every one of your correspondences with your officer.

Congratulations again from all our staff for being part of our award Promotions program.

THE PROMOTION DIRECTOR,
Mrs. Babara Huslman

The information transmitted is intend only for the person or entity to whom or which it’s
Written, unauthorized use, disclosure or copying is prohibited. The sender accepts no liability for the
improper transmission of this communication or for any delay in its receipt.

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