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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: nationalagency11 <governmentlawyer@netscape.net>
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 03:53:31 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATION/WINNING NOTIFICATION

580 Lucky Day Lottery Headquarters:
Customer ServiceN. Tenth Street
Lucky lotto Sweepstake Lottery
An Affiliate of NATIONAL ATLANTIC CONSULTANCY
Arena Complex,
I.P.P Award Dept.
THE NETHERLANDS.
Ref: ASL/94OY/00
Batch: 02/01/MA66
WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw of the lucky Day lotto Inc.
programs held on the 19 July, of 2005 in HOLLAND THENETHERLANDS.Your e-mail address attached
to ticket number: 564 000145 10 with Serial number 5388/02 drew the lucky numbers: 31-6-26-13-35-7,
which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.You have therefore been approved to claim
a total sum
of US$2,000.000.00(Two Millions United States Dollars) in cash credited to file
KPC/9080118308/04.This is from a total cash prize of US $ 25Million
dollars, shared among the first (10) of the fifty lucky winners in this category.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet Representative office in
Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In
view of this, your US$2,000.000.00 (Two Millions United States Dollars)would be released to you by our
security firm in Amsterdam, Holland. Our European
agent will immediately commence the process tofacilitate the release
of your funds as soon as you contact him.All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web
site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 and indivaduals and companies.
This promotion takes place annually.For security reasons,you are advised to keep your winning
information confidential
till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim
your prize.This is part of our precautionary
measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous
elements. Please be warned.To file for your claim, please
contact our fiduciary agent:

MR. PETER JAAPS

National Atlantic Agency

PHONE NUMBER:+31 649-226-701

FAX NUMBER :+31 847-465-672

Email:nationalagency11@netscape.net

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch
numbers in any correspondences with us or our designated
agent.Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program. Thank you for being part of
our promotional lottery program. Remember, all winning must be
claimed not later than 19th of August,2005.

Sincerely,

MRS. MARY LEE.
(Lottery officer)

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