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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: lninter@handbag.com
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 12:51:35 +0200
Subject: CLAIM

LOTTONET INTERNATIONAL
FROM:THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT
LOTTONET INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.

Attention:Sir/ Ma/ Miss,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the winners of the Lottonet
International lottery program held on the 29th of March,2005.After the automated
computer ballot,your e-mail address emerged as one of two winners in the
category B with the following:

Ref Number: 211/074-982/LNI
Batch Number: 177/113-LNI/LNI
Ticket Number: 54866235.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum of US$750,000.00(Seven hundred
and fifty thousand United States Dollars).The online cyber lotto draws was
conducted from an exclusive list of 50,000 e-mail addresses of individual
and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search
from the internet from various continents of the world.No tickets were sold.The
lottery was promoted and sponsored by the President of the World Largest
software, Bill Gates to increase the awareness of microsoft software packages.
www.quuxuum.org/~evan/bgnw.html

To file for your claim please contact our financial agent, Advest Trust Funds
BV.,Amsterdam,Netherlands.
Mr. Preston Carto.
Foreign Operations Manager
Tel: + 31-617598346
Email: advfunds@myway.com

To avoid further delays do contact Mr. Preston Carto with the following details:
1.Full name.
2.Ticket number.
3.Telephone and fax numbers

You are advised to keep this winning very confidential until you receive
your prize .This is a protective measure to avoid double claiming by people
you may tell. All prizes must be claimed within three weeks.Your prize award
has been insured with your e-mail address and will be transferred to you
upon meeting the requirements, statutory obligations, verifications and validations.

Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as
soon as possible.

NOTE: If you are under the age of 18, you are automatically disqualified
for this star prize.

Congratulations once more from our members of staff.

Sincerely yours,
Mrs.Mary Fabian.
Lottery Co-ordinator.
www.lottonet.com.au


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