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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: "juliana mulder" <lucky_euro_lotto10@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2005 17:16:10 +0000
Subject: YOU HAVE WON!!!

LUCKY EURO LOTTO INTERNATIONAL
SUBSIDIARY OF LOTTO NL
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.THE NETHERLANDS
KONINGENSTRAAT 19
1305 KZ UTRECHT,
THE NETHERLANDS.
REF: N.L.I-BV AMSNL147/04
BATCH: 12/25/DC24
SERIAL NUMBER: 5388/04

WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the LUCKY EURO LOTTERY
INTERNATIONAL programs held on the 31th October 2005, has been released
today the 1st December 2005.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 4411465886-629 with serial
number 5388/04 drew lucky numbers 7-14-17-23-31-44, which consequently won
in the 2nd category; you have therefore been approved for a lump-sum pay
amount of €700,000.00 (Seven Hundred Thousand Euro) Only.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning
information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money
remitted, this is part of our security strategy to avoid double claims and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
over 100,000 companies and 50,000,000 individual email addresses and names
from all over the world.

If this Lottery was played on your behalf, it means your e-mail address were
selected and played by the Lottery Co-ordinator Board, please check
www.lotto.nl for our lottery site.

This promotional program take place every Year, We hope that with your
winning, you will continue to participate on this annual lottery promotions
conducted by our joint corporation.

To file your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
Mr. Johnson Van sal
Lottery Processing Office
Subsidiary of Lotto NL
Pretoriustraat 144-148
1505 GD Zaandam,
The Netherlands.
Tel: +31-626-538-151
Email: luckyeurolotto@netscape.net

Please be informed that NON RESIDENCE of THE NETHERLANDS will be required to
make a NON DEDUCTABLE advance payment of processment and legal documentation
charges of (€850 .10 Cent) Eight Hundred And Fifty Euro Ten Cent, to enable
our legal department acquire Notorisation papers from the Court prior to
award payment policy as required by the Paying Securiry Company.

Please be aware that your Paying Authority will Effect Payment Swiftly upon
satisfactory Report, Verifications and validation provided by our Processing
Agent that would be designated to your file, for due processment and
remittance of your winning prize to your designated account of your choice.

Note that, all prize money must be claimed not later than 12th of December
2005. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed, and
unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake, which will be held in
2006. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember
to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence.

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

Congratulation once more from every staff of LUCKY EURO LOTTO INTERNATIONAL.

Any winner under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

Sincerely yours,
Mrs. Juliana Mulder (Lottery Co-ordinator)
Subsidiary of Lotto NL.
Koningenstraat 19
1305 KZ Utrecht,
The Netherlands.

NOTICE: You have received this message from Lucky Euro Lotto international
prize dept. at your e-mail address because your e-mail address were
selected and won in the second category. If you are not the intended
recipient, you must not, directly or indirectly, use, disclose, distribute,
print or copy any part of this message. If you believe you have received
this message in an error, please delete it and all copies of it from your
system and notify the sender immediately by reply(Remove). Thank you.


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