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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: "collins smith" <freelotto61@msn.com>
Reply-To: freelotto_8@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 23:11:53 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS

THE FREE LOTTO COMPANY
HOLLAND HEAD OFFICE
BURDENSTRAAT 21B,
2053 DS AMSTERDAM,
HOLLAND.
log into our lotto home page: www.freelotto.com
FROM:THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
THE FREE LOTTO COMPANY:WINNING FINAL
NOTIFICATION.CONGRATULATIONS!!!
We are pleased to announce you as one of the 10 lucky winners in the Free
Lotto draw held on
the 14th of September 2005. All 10 winning addresses were randomly selected
from a batch
50,000,000 international mails.Your email address emerged alongside 9 others
as a category 2
winner in this year's Annual FreeLotto Draw.
Consequently,you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of
1,000,000 Us Dollars
(one million Dollars) only.in order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications please
remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers all correspondence
1 Ticket: number 175420658766483
2,BATCH:427901527-Dg43
3 Ref number: 232/656/4509
4,lucky number: 8-16-18-23-31-45
5,lotto code number: FL09622Holland
Please contact the underlisted claims officer as soon as possible for the
immediate release of your winnings:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------
Advocate Dr JOhn Peters
Tel: +31 -626 448 919
Email bejesbejes191@netscape.net
bejesbejeslaw firm 21B EGGERRST RAAT NN 102
AMSTERDAM, N.L
For processing and remittance of your cash to a designated account of your
choice.
remember,all winnings must be claimed not later than September 21th 2005,
After this
date,All unclaimed funds will be returned to the International Lotto,you
should contact
advocate Dr john peters about the claimant procedures, send your fax and
telephone to
Advocate Dr John Peters, this will enable his office to send the
claimsapplication form
(A4)to you the Beneficiary.Please note,in order to avoid unnecessary delays
and complications
please remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers all
correspondence.
Furthermore,should there be any change of addressdo inform the advocate Dr
John Peters as
soon as possible. Dr Peter is responsible for the processing of your
approved file to the
bank for payment. Congratulations once again, from all members of staff and
thank you for
being part of our promotions program. Once again on behalf of all our staff,
reply to
(bejesbejes191@netscape.net)

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Sincerely,
Sophia Halendale
Promotions Manager
The Lotto company
Holland & Europe

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