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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: "MRS.MILDRED HUGO" <osiscordinator@netscape.net>
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 09:14:35 -0800
Subject: *****SPAM***** CONGRATULATION>>>>>>FOR YOUR LUCKY AWARD 2005 ONLINE DRAW>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

DE LOTTO NETHERLANDS FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL

Ref Number: 35149/337-5247/LNI

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded mid year annual final draws of De Lotto
Netherlands International Foundation Lottery programs.

The online cyber lotto draws was conducted by a first of its kind automated computer balloting system
from an exclusive list of 100,000 e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies picked by an
advanced automated random computer balloting system from the internet in various continents of the
world. No tickets were sold.

After this automated computer ballot system, your e-mail address emerged as one of the two lucky
winners in the category "B" your reference number and ticket number are as follows:

Ref Number: BSF/137-98471/DLNL2-2005
Ticket Number: DL/154866235-05BNL

Therefore you are entitled to receive a cash prize of 700,000.00. (SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND
EUROS) from the total payout of the 1,400,000.00 Euros in category "B".

Your prize award has been insured with your e-mail address and will be transferred to you upon meeting
our requirements, statutory obligations, verifications, validations and satisfactory report to our accredited
processing file agent assigned to your winnings.

To begin the claims processing of your prize winnings you are advised to contact our licensed and
accredited claims agent as category "B" winner with the information below:
*********************************************************************
MR. JOHN MALIQ
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER.
BEXCON FINANCE SERVICES B.V
WEGERSTRAAT 145GH 1015 AE
AMSTERDAM NETHERLANDS
E-mail:agentjohnmaliq@netscape.net
Tel: +31-617-814-004
Fax: +31-205-248-262
*********************************************************************
Provide Prize reference number and winning ticket number for confirmation. In your best interest(s), you
must initiate contact
within one week of your receipt of this correspondence. 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.

Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Mildred Hugo
Games/Lottery Coordinator

You are to provide the below details, to enable the speedy evaluation and processing of your winnings.
We advice that you adhere strictly to their procedures to avoid any disqualifications and subsequent
cancellation.

1. Your Full Names

2. Home /Office address

3. Direct telephone/Fax numbers

The above detailed information will be absolutely necessary to file in your claims.

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