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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: pos.national@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 17:07:20 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?you=27ve=20just=20won=21=21?=

FROM THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
POSTCODE NATIONAL E-MAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
www.luckyday.nl
BACTH NO : LDNL/1091/1976/6754
REF. No: LDNL/3211/8904/4353
WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL NOTICE
This is to inform you of the release of the E-MAIL LOTTERY BALLOT
INTERNATIONAL/WORLD GAMING BOARD held on the 25 OF January 2005.
Due to the mix up of number, the results were released on the 15th of
febuary 2005.
hYour email address attached to Ticket No:12890567 with Serial No:
8535390782 the Lucky No: 2123489765 which consequently won the lottery
in
the 1st Category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of
UDS$1,500,000:00 Only ( ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES
DOLLARS ONLY) in cash which is deposited with a Finance & Security Company
in your favour as beneficiary and covered with HIGH INSURANCE POLICY
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
only Microsoft users from over 20,000 company, and 3,000,000 individual
email addresses and names from all over the world.
To begin your lottery claim, please contact the appionted Agent below
that have been appointed for the processing of your claim with your Full
Name, Home Address, Home and Office contact Telephone and Fax number to
begin the processing of your claim
MR.JOHN KOOPMAN
Tel:31619028619
FRONT LINE CONSULTANT Bv
E-MAIL :postcodenational@walla.com
Note that all winning must be claimed not later than 27th of febuary
2005. 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.
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs.Tonne Van Jesse
Lottery Coordinator








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