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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: "lotto winner" <lottonl12@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 18:03:57 +0000
Subject: XMAS WINNING NUMBERS!!!

FROM: THE PROMOTION DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS DEPT.
REF: NBDJH087/HJSDS098/7633/98
BATCH:
4566FG/GYFGH54/SAS5465
Attention:WINNERS
DE LOTTO INTERNATIONAL WINNING NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the release, of the END OF YEAR results of
the LOTTO INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM held on the 1st November 2005.You
were entered as dependent clients with: Reference Number:
7334NFJF/UDDFMF/NDDD Batch number:
DFFF346/56TR/765GHG.
Your email address attached to the ticket number 445555377 that drew the
lucky winning number, which consequently won the sweep take in the category
(B), in four parts. You have been approved for a payment of eight hundred
thousand euros (€800,000.00) in cash is credited to file reference number:
43QFFSS/GDFD7565/66HGMH.This is from a total cash/prize of eight million
euros (€8.000, 000.00) shared among the ten international winners in
category (B)
Congratulations!!!
This is part of our security measures to avoid double claiming or
unwarranted taking advantage of the situation by other participants or
impersonators.
EDWIND BREFORD
CSFSGROUP
TEL: +31-204 0789 498.
TEL: +31-617-620-992.
FAX: +31-847-45-6667

Email: csfsgroups@netscape.net or csfsgroup@walla.com
Include:
1. Full Names:
2. Date of birth:
3. Sex:
4. Martial status:
5. Nationality:
6. ContactAddress:
7. Telephone Number:
8.Occupation
9.Ref number:
10.Batch Number:
11.Next of kin.
12.Mode of Payment
The Attorney will on your behalf expedite the processment,
Notarization/Legalization of
your Winning and transfer of your winning funds. Your security file number
is 345DF/E5A*X903 (keep personal) Remember, your winning must be claimed
not later than (30-11-05) after which it will be declared unclaimed and will
be add to next stake of 17,000.000 euro
international lottery program. And should there be any change in your
address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being
part of our promotional program.
Anybody under the age of eighteen (18) is automatically disqualified.
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs.Colen Van Ken.
Co-ordinator
International

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