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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: "helen lopez" <helenlopez_nelloto@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 18:59:12 -0800
Subject: HELEN

FROM: GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED LOTTERY PROMOTERS.

WINNING NOTICE
FOR CATEGORY "A" WINNER

AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION:
We are pleased to inform you the release of the results of the De Lotto
Netherlands International Lottery programs held on 24th, September, 2005.
You were entered as an independent clients with:
Reference Number: NM/BC921245/KY13, and Batch Number NM/207161/KOP.Your
email address attached to the ticket number: 46939 that drew the lucky
winning number drew the lucky numbers:10-17-22-24-26-28-35
, which subsequently won you the lottery
in the 1st category i.e match 5 plus bonus, which consequently won the
sweepstakes in the second
category In twenty parts.
You have been approved for a payment of eur290.000:00
(TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY THOUSAND EURO .) in cash credited to file with
reference
number: IPL/4249859609/WP1. This is from a total cash prize of
(FOUR MILLION SIX HUNDRED EURO) Shared among the 20 international winners in
second categories.
All participants were selected through a random computer ballot system
drawn from 91,000 (Ninety One thousand) names of email
users around the world, as part of our international promotion
programme to promote the use of internet thereby increasing the market
share of computer soft wears.
Due to mix up of some names and addresses, we ask that
you keep this award personal discreet, till your claim has been
processed and your funds remitted to you. This is part of our security
measures to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage by
other participants or impersonators. To begin your claim, do file for
the release of your winning by contacting your accredited agent:

Mr.Gregory Hugo
Financial Director,
Netherlands Development Finance Company,
De Amsterdamse
Poort Bijlmerplein
888 1102 MG Amsterdam
1000 BV Amsterdam
E-mail: greghugo88@jumpy.it
Web Site : www. lotto.nl

YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS W-91237-H67/B4 (keep
personal) Remember; your winning must be claimed not later than
(24/10/2005). Failure to claim your winning prize, it will be added to
the next international lottery promotion.
Furthermore, Should there be any change in your address, endeavor to
inform your claim's agent as soon as possible. Once again,
Congratulations.

Yours faithfully,

MS, HELEN LOPEZ
DIRECTOR OF PROMOTION

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