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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: "national lottery" <nationalllotery@winnerway.org>
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 08:12:30 +0000
Subject: AWARD !!!

FROM:GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED LOTTERY PROMOTERS. WINNING NOTICE FOR
CATEGORY\"A\" WINNER
Dear Lucky Winner,

RE: ADS LOTTO company.nl PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual
final draws of Lotto International Netherlands programs.

The online cyber lotto draws was conducted 13-8-2005 from an exclusive list
of 25,000 e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies picked by an
advanced automated random computer search from the internet. No tickets were
sold.After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as
one of two winners in the category \"A\" with the following:

Ref Number: PC 390 ES 214
Batch Number: 12 14 20 27 35 37 15
Ticket Number:10,24,35,38,41,45,16

You as well as the other winner are therefore to receive a cash prize of
4,300,000. (FOUR MILLION, THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS ONLY) each from the
total payout.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 begin the claims processing of your prize winnings you are advised to
contact our licensed and accredited claims agent for category\"A\" winners
with the information below:

Mr. Tony Brown,
Remittance Department Director,
Tel: +31-612-653-843 (Netherland)
E-mail: tonybrownu54@myway.com

You are also advised to provide him with the under listed information
as soon as possible:
1. Name in full
2. Nationality
3. Phone/Fax

NOTE: All winnings must be claimed not later than 14 days. After this date
all unclaimed funds would be included in the next stake. Remember to quote
your reference information in all correspondence.You are to keep all lotto
information away from the general public especially your reference and
ticket numbers. (This is important as a case of double claims will not be
entertained).Members of the affiliate agencies are automatically not allowed
to participate in this program.

Thank you and congratulations!!!
For verification purposes you can check our site stated below

Yours faithfully,
Mrs.Sarah Hancock,
Games/Lottery Coordinator.
Lotto International Netherlands
www.lotto.nl

This email may contain information which is confidential and/or privileged.
The information is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity
named above. If you are not the intended
recipient,be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the
contents is prohibited.If you have received this electronic transmission in
error,please notify the sender by telephone or return email and delete the
material from your computer.

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