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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: "Staats Lotto" <staatslotto2@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 08:18:34 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION/FINAL AWARD:

STAATSLOTERIJ.NL
C/ N° 21 PRINCENGRACH
28080 DEN HAAG/NETHERLANDS

FROM: THE PROMOTION DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS DEPT.
REF: YPL/4249859609/WX4
BATCH: GLV/91663/AL

ATTN;WINNER,

RE:WINNING NOTIFICATION/FINAL AWARD:

We are pleased to inform you of the release, of the long awaited results of
the STAATLOTERIJ/INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAMES NL, held on the 18th of
September 2005. You were entered as dependent clients
with:

Reference Number:NM/BC921245/KY14,
and Batch number NM/207161/WOP.

Your email address attached to the ticket number: 46939 that drew the lucky
winning number, which consequently won the loterij in the second category,in
four parts.

You have been approved for a payment of 1,000,000.00Euros (ONE MILLION
EUROS.) in cash
credited to file referenc number:HPL/4247159609/WP2.This is from a total
cash prize of TEN MILLION EUROS Shared among the ten international winners
that won the 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 mixed up of some names and addresses, we ask that you keep this award
personal, till your claims has 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 or
impersonators.

To begin your claim, do file for the release of your winning by contacting
our accredited agent:

MR. HANS VAN HOGGAL.
Foreign Transfer Manager.STAATSLOTERIJ.NL,

TEL:+31-617-622-457.
Fax:+31-847-559-017,
Fax:+31-847-196-648.

Email:infosttloterij@netscape.net

NOTE: All winnings must be notarized to complete the claim process; winners
will be referred to a Foreign Transfer Manager,to have their winnings
notarized. Winners are to cover the legal charges not STAATSLOTERIJ.NL,

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

They are your agent, and responsible for the processing and transfer of your
winnings fund to you.
YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS W-91237-H°67/B4 (keep personal)
Remember,yourwinning must be claimed not later than 30-09-05). After this
date,

funds might be returned to the unclaimed. Furthermore, should there be any
change in your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.

Yours truly,

Mrs. SARAH HENK.
THE PROMOTION DIRECTOR.
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM (NL)

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to
disqualification.

You are advice to Contact your claims agent
MR. HANS VAN HOGGAL.

Email Address: infosttloterij@netscape.net


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