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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: "Barbara Huslman" <barbarahuslman1@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 16:42:23 +0000
Subject: YOUR REF: NO.WSL/02-klk7824643

FROM THE DESK OF THE
PROMOTION DIRECTOR
FREE LOTTO INTERNATIONAL
ELEPHANT HULS 201,
2201 KC ALMERE THE
NETHERLANDS

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement of 21st of September 2005,
that you have be selected as one of the Three winners of our summer award
promotion of the Free Lotto international held Recently as part of our
WORLDWIDE SWEEPSTAKE BONANZA. You approved for a pay out of 700,000.00 Euro
(SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND Euro) in cash credited to file REF
NO.WSL/02-klk7824643. We in the Free Lotto is by this program, launching our
model computer Balloting lottery draws, developed and designed to satisfy
the cravings of the ever-growing number of participants in our various
promotion Programs.

With funds accrued exclusively from previous various draws, Payouts to all
winners guaranteed and transferred in record time and in the stipulated
mode. You are in category C .After random selection of 15,000 participants
from an Initial database of 300,000 emails and postcode. All participants
selected through a computer balloting system. The Middle East, Asia, Africa,
Canada, Europe, USA and South America in our databases.

As part of our International Award Promotions Program, which conducted in
view of launching ourselves into the Sweepstakes Industry Worldwide and
zoning all participants by their Respective continents from across the
globe, we produced an extensive list from which you emerged as one of the
winners of the Grand Draw Award.

To ensure a smooth collection of your award, You are to contact our Officer
in the Netherlands by Email or telephone within a week of receiving this
message. Please find full contact details below:

Mr. Simon Jones
Int'l remittance dept
Western Financial Group
Hummer Nieuwlaanveld
1013 1218 HG, Amstelveen
The Netherlands
TEL:+31-649-304-544
EMAIL ADDRESS: west_fg@zwallet.com

send your full Name, Address and Country of Residence, telephone and fax
number when replying this letter. Remember, you must contact your remittance
officer a week of receiving this notification. After this date, all funds
will be return as unclaimed.

NOTE:
In order to avoid unnecessary delays and Complications, please remember to
Quote your
Reference numbers in every one of your correspondences with your officer.

Congratulations again from all our staff for being part of our award
Promotions program.
THE PROMOTION DIRECTOR,
Mrs. Babara Hulsman

The information transmitted is intend only for the person or entity to whom
or which it’s
Written, unauthorized use, disclosure or copying is prohibited. The sender
accepts no liability for the improper transmission of this communication or
for any delay in its receipt.

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