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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: "Mega Lotto" <mega_lotto05@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 17:22:21 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATIUON.( XMAS BONANZA)



FROM: THE DESK OF THE LOTTO CHANCELLOR, WINNING NOTIFICATION.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: KIY/47560460037/02.
BATCH: 24/23519/YHI
ATTENTION: RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you that you have been selected as a winner in
the REAL EXCHANGE LOTTO PROMO ,THE GLOBAL MEGA LOTTERY INT.,PROGRAMS held in
AMSTERDAM through a computer ballot system Your company/Your email, is
attached to ticket number 023-5876-790-279, with serial number 3673-10 drew
the lucky numbers 43-14-42-37-69-25, and consequently won the lottery in the
first category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
US$800 000:00 in cash credited to file REF: KIY /47560460037/02. This is
from total prize money of US$20,000,000.00 shared among the 25 international
winners in this category. All participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn from 30,000 names from Australia, New Zealand, America,
Europe, North America, Asia, and Africa as part of International Promotions
Program, which is conducted annually. CONGRATULATIONS! Your fund is now
deposited with a Finance House 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. We hope with a part of
you prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes US$5.7
Million Netherlands International Lottery.
To begin your claim, please contact our international claims agent:
Mr. SMIT MIKEL
Email: smit900@netscape.net
Tel: +31-626-538-998
INTERNATIONAL COORDINATOR,
For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice. Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later
than 24th/ 12/ 2005. After this date, all funds will be returned as
unclaimed. 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 claim's agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our
promotions program.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Brigit Willem
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, GLOBAL MEGA LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
N.B.
Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will
Result to disqualification.
.All participants below the age of18 are automatically disqualified.

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