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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: "Schlecht Claudia" <integrataltd776@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2005 03:05:02 +0000
Subject: BATCH NUMBER: 25-12-20-04-INS

Integrata Stiftung
für humane Nutzung der Informationstechnologie
Schleifmühleweg 70
72070 Tübingen Germany


REF. NUMBER: DKL/700804/12/04
BATCH NUMBER: 25-12-20-04-INS

RE: STATUS NOTIFICATION ON SPECIAL CHRISTMAS BONANZA

The INTEGRATA STIFTUNG, Tubingen Germany, a foundation for the encouragement
of human utilisation of information technology is conducting the Dot.Kom
Lottery to encourage the use of the internet and computer education
worldwide.

We are pleased to inform you that you have been chosen as a winner in the
special Christmas Draws of the Dot.Kom Lottery held on December 1, 2004.


Your email address attached to ticket number 25-12-20-04 with serial number
0296378 drew the lucky numbers 55-55-55-55-55-55.

You have therefore been approved for a pay out of E1,000,000.00 (one million
euros only).

CONGRATULATIONS!

Please be informed that all participants in this lottery program have been
selected randomly through a computer ballot system with millions of entrants
sourced using search engines and web sites.


To file for your claims please contact the designated claims agent below:

REV.KURT HANS,
PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPT.
BRIMHEATH CLIENTELE SERVICES LTD
ENGLAND
email : kurthans2005@eresmas.com

All winning Which were suppose to be claim not later than NOVEMBER 8 2005,
after this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake.

Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications endeavour
to quote your reference and batch numbers in all first correspondence.

Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as
soon as possible.

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

Once again on behalf of all our staff,
CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Sincerely,

Claudia Luise Schlecht
INFORMATION DEPARTMENT

NB: Please do reply to this mail if you have any problem, contact your
claims' agent ASAP. Also you are automatically disqualified if you are below
18years of age.

1.Please quote your Reference number in all correspondence with the claims
officer.

2.Do inform the claims officer of any change of names or addresses.

3.Winners must send these informations:

1,YOUR FULLNAME:.............
2,YOUR SEX:.................
3,YOUR ADDRESS:..............
4,.YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER:.........
5,.YOUR FAX NUMBER:...............
6,.YOUR OCCUPATION:..............
7,.YOUR COMPANY'S NAME:...........
8,YOUR AGE:......................
9,.YOUR REF NUMBER:.............
10,COUNTRY........................
11,E-MAIL.........................
Date.................

And means of identification (international passport or drivers licence)to
claim officer to process immediate payment of their prize.



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