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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: "mitchel brown" <mitchel_br001@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 11:09:34 +0000
Subject: YOUR WINNING NOTIFICATION

FROM THE OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
LUCKYDAY E-MAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
www.luckyday.nl

BACTH NO: PTP/31211214257/190888/2202
REF. NO. PTP/21449267220/255100//2202

WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL
NOTICE........CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

This is to inform you of the release of the E-MAIL
LOTTERY BALLOT INTERNATIONAL/ WORLD GAMING BOARD held on
the 20th of July,2005.Due to the mix up of numbers,
the results were released on the 1st of August 2005.Your
email address attached to ticket number 219028657434
with serial number 918735625 drew the lucky numbers of
21-70-81-82-99 which consequently won the lottery in the 1st
category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout
of 1,000,000:00 Euros Only ( ONE MILLION EUROS ONLY)
in cash which is deposited with a Finance & Security Company
in your favour as beneficiary and covered with HIGH
INSURANCE POLICY

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that
you keep your winning information confidential until
your claims has been processed and your money remitted to
you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.

All participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn from only Microsoft users from over 20,000.00
companies and 3,000,000 individual email addresses and names
from all over the world.

To begin your lottery claim, please contact our agent
below that have been appointed for the processing of your claim
with your contact telephone and fax number to begin the
processing of your claim:

CONTACT NAME: MICHAEL A. NEVEL
CITY/ COUNTRY: UNITED KINGDOM SUBSIDIARY
UNIT,MANCHESTER.
Tel/Fax:+44 703 184 9944
Email: mic_nevel001@myway.com

Note that all winning must be claimed not later than
20th of September 2005. After this date all unclaimed,
funds will be included in the next stake.

Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications please remember to quote your reference
number and batch numbers in all correspondence.

Furthermore, should there be any change of address do
inform our agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations once more from our members of staff
and thank you for being part of our promotional program.

Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically
disqualified.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs Mitchel Brown.

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