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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: "Mrs.Stephanie Van Hoog" <pcode005@netscape.net>
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 23:42:34 -0700
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION (FINAL NOTICE)



NATIONAL POSTCODE PROGRAMME.

EGASTRAAT 254, AMSTERDAM,THE NETHERLANDS.

FROM: THE PROMOTION DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS DEPT.
REF: IPL/4249859609/WP1 BATCH: GL/91663/A



Attn: Winner,



RE: FINAL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION:



We are pleased to inform you of the release of the long awaited results of the NATIONAL POSTCODE
SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY/INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAMES NL,held in collaboration
with Microsoft and Aol Software Producers to compensate users of their Products on 26th August,
2005.You were entered as dependent clients with: Reference Number:NM/BC921245/KY13, and Batch
number NM/207161/KOP.



Your email address attached to the ticket number: 46939 that drew the lucky winning number, which
consequently won the sweep, take in the second category, in four parts. You have been approved for a
payment of 500,000.00Euros (FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS.) in cash credited to Security file
serial number: IPL/4249859609/WP1.



This is from a total cash prize of FIVE MILLION EUROS Shared among the ten international winners in
second categories.



Congratulations!!!!! All participants were selected through a Multi international computer ballot system
drawn from 98,000 (Ninety eight thousand) names of email users around the world, as part of our
international promotion programme.



Due to mix up of some names and addresses, we ask that you keep this award personal, till your claims
have been processed and your funds remitted to you.



This is part of our security measures to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of the
situation by other participants.



To begin your claims please contact your claims agent Mr.Dennis Coleman the foreign operation
manager of CONTINENTAL ALLIANCE SECURITY . on Tel: 0031 626 496 663, Fax: 0031 847 521
679 for processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice. And
also note that 10% of your winning fund belong to CONTINENTAL ALLIANCE SECURITY . after you
have receive your fund



Remember all prize money must be claimed not later than 30th day of September, 2005. After this date all
funds will be returned to the Ministerio de Economiay Hacienda as unclaimed.



NOTE: in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference
and batch number in every of your correspondence with us or your agent.


Furthermore should there be any change of address do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.





Mrs.Stephanie Van Hoog.

Online coordinator for NATIONAL POSTCODE LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program



N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification. Please do not
reply to this mail. Contact your claims agent

Mr. Dennis Coleman, at E-mail:postcode005@netscape.net

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