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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: "POSTCODE LOTTERY" <postcodelottery1@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2005 06:57:21 -0500
Subject: POSTCODE LOTTERY!!! YOU HAVE WON

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAMS.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
NATIONALE POST CODE LOTERIJ.

Van Eeghenstraat 70
1071 GK Amsterdam
The Netherlands

ATTENTION:
After a successful completion of the 1st category draws of NATIONALE POST
CODE LOTERIJ, held on 1st November.2005, we are pleased to inform you of the
official announcement today, that you have emerged one of the winners of the
NATIONALE POST CODE LOTERIJ program, which is part of our promotional draws.
Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
25,000 names/email addresses of individuals and companies from
Africa,America, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and New
Zealand as part of our International Promotions Program.

You are attached to ticket number N.P.C.L 714-6-9827, drew the lucky numbers
N.P.C.L.03- 15- 22- 25- 35- 40 and consequently won in the 1st Category.

You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of 1,000,000.00(One
million euro) which is the winning payout for 1st category winners. This is
from the total prize money of 5,700,000.00 euro shared among the three
international winners in the 1st category.

CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with a financial institution with REFERENCE
NUMBER: N.P.C.L A718-3 and batch number BATCH NUMBER: 624-DA, insured on
your name.To avoid mix up of numbers and names, we request that you keep
this award strictly from public notice until the entire process of
transfering your claims has been completed, and your funds remitted to your
account.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or
unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.
We also wish to bring to your notice our second quarter (2005) high stakes
where you stand a chance of winning up to 1.3 billion euro, we hope that
with a part of your prize you will participate.

Please contact your claims agent immediately,to begin your claims process;
MR PAUL STUY.
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
NATIONALE POST CODE LOTERIJ
EMAIL: postcodloterijnl@netscape.net
PHONE:0031 617 756 679

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice. Remember, all winning must be claimed within four
weeks of the receipt of the Notification.
NOTE: To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to
quote your reference and batch numbers provided above in your correspondence
with your claims agent.
Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part
of our promotions program.

YOURS Sincerely,

PROMOTIONAL SECRETARY.
MONICA BROWN.

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