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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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Please note about this email:

• It is a fake lottery scam (3 typical phrases found).
  
• It lists mobile phone numbers or call redirection numbers (no bank, lottery, etc would use mobile phones to take customer calls).
  
• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Raymond Keith" <free_bv2004@msn.com>
Reply-To: smagentbv@netscape.net
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 04:11:16 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Attention: sir/madam

REF: WINNING/PRIZE CLAIM NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of Free Lotto 2005 draw.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number
378-886-2890, with serial number 678-592 drew the
lucky numbers 2-24-87-29-25-96-28, which consequently
won the Free Lotto 2005 draw. You have therefore been
approved for a lump sum pay out of €150,000.00 (One
Hundred and Fifty Thousand euro) in Cash. All
participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from our sponsor’s databases.
CONGRATULATIONS"

Also note that your fund is cover with high insurance
policy,

For the immediate processing and collection of your
prize money, Please contact today our Claim's Agent
below.

S.M AGENT B.V.
TEL: + 31-617-612-660,
Email: smagentbv@netscape.net
Mr. Adam Marco.

Remember, you must contact our claim's agent not later
than the 31st of july 2005. After this date, all
winnings will be returned as unclaimed. All
correspondences to E.U TRUST FINANCE B.V, either by
CALL or EMAIL.

Mike Mooman.
Promotions Manager
Free lotto Promotion International Lottery
Amsterdam 4206 NG 56 Cramer, Netherlands.
www.freelotto.com

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