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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: TRASURE CHEST <harrybell07@walla.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 23:19:24 +0100
Subject: EMAIL LOTTERY NEWS!!!

FROM:PROMOTION DEPARTMENT OF TREASURE CHEST LOTTERY

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 TREASURE CHEST
LOTTERY 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 US$1,500.000 (one million five hundred thousand united states dollars)



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 US$,1,500.000,(one
million five hundred thousand united states dollars) from the total of US$7,500.000(SEVEN MILLON FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS).



To immediately claim your prize, please contact our Category "B" financial handlers below are the
contact information of their financial director:

Mr.Harrison Bell

Tel: +31-610-171-453.

email: harrybell07@netscape.net



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. are 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. Harrison
Bell, when contacting him.You may be required to provide any of the above information 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

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