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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: "Miss.Julie Van Hans" <julievanhans@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 03:15:51 +0000
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE

FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.

REF Nº: EGS/2251256003/02

BATCH Nº:14/0017/1PD



RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE

Europe Lotto wishes to inform you the results of the E-mail address ballot
lottery international program by Europe Lottery Union held on the 20th MAY
2005. Your email account have been picked as a winner of 850,000.00USD. (
EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY HOUSAND DOLLARS) ONLY.

This results is now released to you on the 21st MAY, 2005, and your email
address attached to Ticket No:0431505 with the Lucky No: 09,62,16,71,31,Euro
Ball 25. which won the lottery in the A Category. All participants were
selected through a computer ballot system drawn from Microsoft users from
company and individual email addresses users.

Be advise to 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,For the release of your winning,kindly contact your claims agent Mr.
Philips Anthony on tel +31627492512, Email: philipsanthony@netscape.net.You
are to quote your lucky number for confirmation on your winning.

All winning must be claimed not later than 10th JUNE, 2005. After this date
all unclaimed funds will be retured. Please note in order to avoid
unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference
number in all correspondence.

You are therefore advised to send to us the following informations for your
claims processing.

1. Full name and address.

2. Country.

3. Tel and fax number.

4.Occupation.

Congratulations from the staff and thank you for being part of email account
users program.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Julie Van Hans,
Executive.(EU Lottery Intern.Holland)

Dr. P. Swier, Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign Operations), Mr. Franklyn
Van Der Weijden (Manager Domestic Banking Operations), Dr. James Williams
(Director International Credit Department), Mrs. Sandra Murphy (Executive),
Mr. Michael Cole (Executive), Mr. Stephen Boer (Chairman).
Copyright © 2002 Europe Union Lottery International

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