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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: SUPERBAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL <claimofficer2005@netscape.net>
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 16:48:05 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! ( YOU HAVE WON )

SUPERBAL INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS
PROMOTIONS/NOTIFICATION AWARD DEPT
www.superbal.nl
BATCH NO: 442DL.
SERIAL NO: B78-MP4

WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!

Dear Sir/Madam,

Congratulations.

This is to notify you of the release today of the SUPERBAL E-MAIL INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
PROMOTION PROGRAM / SPONSOR LOTERIJ GAMING BOARD held on the 14th November, 2005.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 507-TR which drew the lucky numbers of 4-5-8-10-20 won
in the second category. You have therefore been approved for payment of 500,000.00 Euros(FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS ONLY) cash credited to file with REF. NO.999/12/05

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we advise that you keep your winning information
confidential until your claims has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our
security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some paticipants.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from only Microsoft users from over
20,000 companies and 3,000,000 individual e-mail addresses and names from all over the world. This
promotional program takes place once every two years. For the processing of your claim, please contact
our fudicial agent in the legal department.

Mr Harvey Gile,
DAYZERS E-MAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
TEL:+31-613-261-039.
FAX:+31-847-243-436.
E-mail: claimofficer2005@netscape.net
website... www.superbal.nl

He is directly responsible for the processing and transfer of your winnings to you. Any claim not made
before 30th November, 2005, will be returned to the MINISTERIAL VAN DE ECONOMIA
NETHERLANDS. Note that all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake. Also in order to avoid
unnecessary delays and complications, remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in
all your correspondence with Mr.Harvey Gile. Please, follow all his instructions. Furthermore, should there
be any change of address do inform us as quickly as possible. Congratulations once and thank you for
being part of our promotional program.

Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

Best Regards,
Mrs. Adriana Van Ritner.
(HEAD: PUBLIC RELATIONS)

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