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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: ROYAL NEDTHERLANDS <carolhes7@netscape.net>
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 01:22:22 -0000
Subject: NOTIFICATION!!!

LEVEL1 FORMAT:FROM:PROMOTION DEPARTMENT OF ROYAL NETHERLANDS
SWEEPSTAKES BV WINNING
NOTICE FOR CATEGORY B WINNER - Ref
No:RNS/01/1836547290/NL

We are happy to inform you that your email address has been selected as
one of the lucky email addresses in the category "B" of the online
lotto conducted by our company ROYAL NETHERLANDS SWEEPSTAKES BV here in
Amsterdam. CONGRATULATIONS!The cyber-Lotto was conducted by a first of
its kind automated computer balloting system, where by
email addresses(25,000 email addresses),were extracted from all continents of the world. A draw was
held in different categories and winners emerged from different parts of the world and they are entitled to
various cash prizes depending on their different categories.Thus, you are
entitled to a prize money of €2,500,000,00 (Two Million,Five Hundred
Thousand Euros).

Reference number for your prize
is:RNS/01/1836547290/NL,
Ticket number:RNS/147/01/80.
As a category B winner, you have been selected by computer balloting
system where only email addresses are soughted,from a
total number of 25,000 addresses drawn from all over the globe.After
an automated computer ballot of our International Promotions Program, only FIVE winners emerged in this
category and therefore each are to receive payouts of €2.5,000,000,00 (Two Million,Five Hundred
Thousand Euros) from the total of €12,500,000.00 (TWELVE MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
EUROS).To immediately claim your prize, please contact our Category "B" financial handlers below are
the contact information of their financial director:

Mr.Van Maroney
Financial Director
Tel: +31 649 210 097
Tel/Fax: +31 614 612 337
email: Vmaroney7@netscape.net, vmaroney@zwallet.com

Provide Prize reference number-RNS/01/1836547290/NL
and winning ticket number-RNS/147/01/80 for confirmation. In your best interest(s), you must initiate
contact within two weeks of receipt of this correspondence.

Mr.Maroney is to handle all matters with regards to claiming of your prize money. You are also advised to
send a copy of this email,to your claims agent Mr.Van Maroney, when contacting him.

You may be required to provide any of the aboveinformation during the process of collecting your prize.
We congratulate you once again and it is our hope that you participate in any of our international
programs in the nearest future.

Thank you.
Sincerely,
Caroline Hesnik
Promotions Manager
ROYAL NETHERLANDS SWEEPSTAKES BV

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