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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: "amber wood`" <swisslotto_winners@onlinenotification-swiss.com>
Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 01:50:19 +0000
Subject: SWISS ONLINE LOTTO WINNERS NOTIFICATION

SWISS ONLINE LOTTO
BUNDERSTRASSE 33
3324 BERNECK,
SWITZERLAND

Congratulations, you have just won €350,000(three hundred and fifty
thousand euro) in the satellite software email lottery in which
e-mail addresses are picked randomly by software powered by the Internet
through the world wide website.Your email address was amongst those chosen
this quarter .this is part of our middle of year bonanza .this promo is
proudly sponsored by the swiss lottery you can log on to our website
for more information concerning our entire lottery promo
https://www.swisslotto.ch .Your email address,attached to ticket number
2-10-16-24-40-41-38, with serial number 9284-30 drew the lucky numbers
40-41-38,and consequently won the lottery in the "A" category.You have
therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of €350,000(three hundred and
fifty thousand euro).

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European
booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play
coupon.In view of this, your €350,000(three hundred and fifty thousand
euro)will be released to you by our security firm in Europe. Our European
agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of
your funds as soon as you contact them. All participants were
selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system and
extracted from over 100,000 companies and individual email addresses.

This promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are
advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims
is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit
to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to
avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
unscrupulous elements.

To file for your claim,Please contact the underlisted claims Agent as
soon as possible for the immediate release of your
winnings.Furthermore, all Winning Funds should be claimed not latter than
15th of September, 2005. After this date, all Unclaimed Funds will be
returned to the Swiss lottery board for the next sweepstake.

Barr:Miller Cole
Payment Agent
Swiss Online Lotto
EMAIL:miller_3655@yahoo.co.uk

This promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are
advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims
is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit
to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to
avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
unscrupulous elements

N.B:Steps to claiming your prize;

1.Please quote your Reference number in all correspondence with the claims
officer.

2.Winners should send to claim officer account detail or address where they
want their prize paid or sent.

3.Winners must send thier names,address,telephone number and means of
identification (international passport or drivers licence)to claim
officer to process immediate payment of their prize.

Once again on behalf of all our staff,

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Sincerely,
Katherine wood
Promotions Manager :

The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments may be
legally privileged and confidential.If you are not an intended
recipient,you are hereby notified that any dissemination,distribution or
copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this
e-mail in error, please notify the sender and permanently delete the e-mail
and any attachments immediately. You should not retain,copy or use this
e-mail or any attachment for any purpose, nor disclose all or any part of
the contents to any other person.
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The Swiss online Lotto Awards is proudly sponsored by the Microsoft
Corporation,the Intel Group,Toshiba, Dell computers,Mackintosh and a
conglomeration of other international IT companies.The Swiss online Lotto
draw is held twice yearly and is so organized to encourage the
use of the internet and computers worldwide.We are proud to say that over
200 Million Dollars are won annually in more than 150 countries
worldwide.

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