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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: Free Lotto <freelotto13@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 10:35:02 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION/ YOUR EMAIL HAS WON!!

THE FREE LOTTO COMPANY
Free lotto Headquarters:
Customer Service
Award Dept.
www.freelotto.com
Ref No: FL/550/05NL
Batch No: 6677-05734
WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you the draw of the Free Lotto International p=
rograms=20
held on the 23rd of September, 2005. Your e-mail address attached to =
ticket=20
number: 564 75600545 188 with Serial number 5388/02 drew the lucky nu=
mbers:=20
31-6-26-13-35-7, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd ca=
tegory.=20
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
US$1,000,000.00(One million, United States Dollars) in cash credited =
to file=20
KPC/9080118308/02/TCA. This is from a total cash prize of US $25 Mill=
ion=20
dollars shared amongst the lucky winners in this grand category.
This year Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for Free Lotter=
y. The=20
estimated $125 million jackpot would be the sixth-biggest in free lot=
to=20
history. The biggest was the $363 million jackpot that went to two wi=
nners=20
in a May 2000 drawing of The Big Game Mega Millions=92 predecessor. P=
lease=20
note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet=
=20
representative office in Europe as indicated in our play coupon. In v=
iew of=20
this, your US$1,000,000.00 (One million United States Dollars) would =
be=20
released to you physically by our affiliate Bank. Our agent will imme=
diately=20
commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds to you a=
s soon=20
as you make contact with him. All participants were selected randomly=
from=20
'World Wide Web' site through computer draw system and extracted from=
over=20
100,000 companies. This promotion takes place annually. For security=
=20
reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidentia=
l till=20
your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever m=
anner=20
you deem fit to claim your prize. This is a part of our precautionary=
=20
measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this progra=
m by=20
some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned. To file for your claim,=
please=20
contact our fiduciary agent with the below details for processing of =
your=20
claims.
*********************************************************************=
*********************************
NAME: LUCAS VAN VEEN (Payment Director)
GATEWAY CONSULTANCY B.V
PHONE NUMBER: +31- 619-054-650
FAX NUMBER: +31- 847-359-844
Email: gateconsultancy@netscape.net or gatewayconsultancy@walla.com
*********************************************************************=
*********************************
Note that all claims process and clearance procedures must be duly co=
mpleted=20
early to avoid impersonation arising to the issue of double claim. To=
avoid=20
unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/bat=
ch=20
numbers in any correspondences with us or our designated agent.=20
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this
program.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Joyce kluiver
(Lottery Coordinator)
_____________________________________________________________________=
__
The Free Lotto Awards is proudly sponsored by the Microsoft Corporati=
on, the=20
Intel Group, Toshiba, Dell Computers, Mackintosh and a conglomeration=
of=20
other international IT companies. The free lotto internet draw is hel=
d=20
quarterly every year and is so organized to encourage the use of the=
=20
internet and computers worldwide. We are proud to say that over 200 M=
illion=20
Euros are won annually in more than 150 countries worldwide. We also=
=20
encourage you to visit our website www.freelotto.com and take your ch=
ance to=20
play and become part of our daily winners. Millions are won on a dail=
y basis=20
on one of the world's most famous free lotto service.

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