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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: bgirodraws2@tiscali.it
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 15:07:09 +0200
Subject: BANK GIRO DRAWS

BANK GIRO LOTERIJ.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM
EGGER-STRAAT N° 21
28089 AMSTERDAM NETHERLAND

FROM: THE DIRECTOR OF PROMOTIONS
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION DEPT.
REF: IPL/4249859609/WP1
BATCH: GL/91663/A

ATTENTION: Winner,

AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION:

We are pleased to inform you of the release, of the long awaited
results of the BANK GIRO LOTERIJ
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM held on the 22nd July 2004.You were
entered as dependent clients with: Reference Number:NM/BC921245/KY13,
and Batch Number NM/207161/KOP.Your email address attached to the ticket
number:46939 that drew the lucky winning number, which consequently won
the
sweepstakes in the second category In four parts. You have been approved
for a
payment of 500.000,00 EUROS (FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS.) in cash
credited to file reference number:IPL/4249859609/WP1.This is from a total
cash
prize of (FIVE MILLION EUROS) Shared among the ten international winners
in
second categories. Congratulations!!!!!

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
91,000
(Ninety One thousand) names of email users around the world, as part of
our international
promotion programme.

Due to mix up of some names and addresses, we ask that you keep this award
personal
discreet, till your claim has been processed and your funds remitted to
you. This is part of
our security measures to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage
by other
participants or impersonators. To begin your claim, do file for the release
of your winning
by contacting your/our accredited agent:

George Robert.

BANK GIRO LOTERIJ SECURITY AGENCY.
TEL: +31- 64-262-8580.
FAX: +31- 20-524-8591.
Email l: bgloto@netscape.net

YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS W-91237-H°67/B4 (keep personal) Remember,
your winning must be claimed not later than (08/05/2004). Failure to claim
your winning
prize will be added to next 10,000.000 euros international lottery programme.
Furthermore, Should there be any change in your address, endeavour to inform
your claim's agent as soon as possible.

Once again, Congratulations.

Yours Sincerely,

Ms, Shreda Vannestroy

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