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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: EURO NET GLOBAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL <eunetglolottery1@netscape.net>
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 20:27:42 +0200
Subject: CALL BACK IMMEDIATELY

675 MANICTRAAT,
354tz
AMSTERDAM,
NETHERLAND.
WROM: TTZRCLBDXRQBGJSNBOHMKHJYFMYXOEAIJ
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT,
SCFN: GWK/90578/545645/99UAD.
BATCH: 975/7502/BLL.
ATTN: CEO,

The EURO NET GLOBAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY/PROMOTIONS Netherlands, is
pleased to inform you that your company/individual name
attached to the ticket numbers 8901-22255578-2289




with serial number 00288/03 drew from the lucky numbers
99-70-00-66-99-85-52-12-36-44, which consequently
won the lottery in the FIRST category. You have
therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of FOUR HUNDRED
THOUSAND EURO (400,000.00 EUROE) in
cash credited to security file number
GWK/9888/335648/945YU.This is from a total cash
prize of 19 million EUROE share among ten individuals and Six
international companies lucky winners in this
category.
CONGRATULATIONS.
Your funds is now deposited with our Payment/Finance
Department in the security company to your name ,Due
to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask
that you keep this winning a top secret from the public
notice until your claims has been processed and
remitted to your account as this is a part of the
security protocol, to avoid double claiming or
unwarranted taking advantage of this program by
participants.
All participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn from the 100,000 company/individual
email addresses from all over the world as part of
our international promotions program, which we conduct
every decade. We hope with a part of your winnings, you
will take part in our next end of year stake 20 million euro
international lottery.
TO begin your claims, please contact your claim agent in
(Lottery payment centre),MR. Jimmy Clark (Director of operations).
TEL.0031-617504746
Email:eunetglolottery@netscape.net
For processing and remittance of your cash to a designated account of
your choice. Remember, all winnings must be claimed not
later than 28th august 2005, After this date, All unclaimed funds will be returned to the promotion
company.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your security credited file
number and batch numbers and also with your telephone and fax numbers
respectively in every correspondence with your claim agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of
your address, do inform your claim agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations once again from all members of our
staff and thank you for being part of our promotions
program and publication.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs Rosline VANDREL.
(Promotion Manager).

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