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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: "Victoria Rtterfield" <honestlottnui@pochta.ru> (may be fake)
Reply-To: peakfinancesnl@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 04:47:11 +0100
Subject: YOUR LUCK DAY!

HONEST LOTTO INTERNATIONAL.HOLLAND

FROM:THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

HONEST LOTTO INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY/PRIZE AWARD DEPT

Ref. Number:PFS/760094/BL

Batch Number: ELI/788408PD

ATTENTION.

Sir/ Ma/ Miss,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the winners of the Group

Lotto International Lottery programs held on the 15th August,2003.Your

e-mail address attached to ticket number

7881--46458392--750 with serial number 8774-995 drew lucky numbers

5-094-23-00-32-99 which consequently won in the 3rd category.You have

therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of US $850,000.00(Eight

hundred and fifty thousand United States Dollars)in cash credited to

file Ref. Number:PFS/760094/BL.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Due to mix up of some numbers and names we ask that you keep your

winning information confidential until your claims has been processed

and your money remitted to you.This is part of our security protocol

to

avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some

participants.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn

from over 20,000 company and 30,000,000 individual email addresses and

names from all

over the world.This promotional program takes place every three years

in

different developed countries,the lottery was promoted and sponsored by

the President of the World Largest software,Bill Gates to increase the

awareness of microsoft software packages.We hope with part of your

winning you will take part in our next year USD 50 million

international

lottery.To file for your claim please contact our financial agent:



STEFAN LEWIS,

Foreign Operations Manager of the Peak Financial Services Amsterdam-

Holland with a photocopy of your ID for age verification,telephone and

fax numbers.

TEL:0031-619042480

Email: peakwinners@iwon.com OR peakfinancesnl@yahoo.co.uk



Remember all winning must be claimed not later than 18th of october

2004. After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next

stake. Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and

complications.please remember to quote your reference number and

batch numbers in all correspondence. Furthermore,should there be any

change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for

being part of our promotional program.

Note:Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

Sincerely yours,

Victoria Rtterfield

Lotto Co-ordinator

www.honestlotto.com

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