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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: "swiss lotto cliam office" <theclaimoffice@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: d_bernhand@ny.com
Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 02:45:16 +0000
Subject: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION




SWISS LOTTOGESELLSCHAFT SCHWEIZER ZAHLENLOTTOPOSTFACH4002 BASEL
Batch: 12/25/0340Ref: BIL/101OXI/02
Congratulation's you've won our 2005 SECOND category lottery
promotion!!!!!!!!!! SWISS LOTTOGESELLSCHAFT SCHWEIZER ZAHLENLOTTOPOSTFACH

4002 BASEL REF NUMBER: SL/74/368/05BATCH NUMBER:
SL-121-LT-11-12-05

DEAR SIR/MADAM,WE ARE PLEASED TO INFORM YOU, THAT AS A RESULT OF OUR RECENT
LOTTERY DRAWS HELD ON THE 24TH OF SEPTEMBER. 2005.Your e-mail address
attached to ticket number 63538953216-435 with serial number 172-488 draw
lucky numbers 12, 22, 26, 31, 36, 39 which consequently won in the 2nd
category. you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of
$638,157.50 (DOLLARS) .Note : All participants in this lottery program have
been selected randomly through a computer ballot system drawn from over
20,000 companies and 30,000,000.individual email addresses from all search
engines and web sites.This promotional program takes place every year, and
is promoted and sponsored by eminent personalities like the Sultan of
Brunei, Michael Dell of Dell Computers and other corporate organizations.
this is to encourage the use of the Internet and computers worldwide.For
security purpose and clarity, we advise that you keep your winning
information confidential until your claims have been processed and your
money remitted to you.This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.We look
forward to your active participation in our next year USD 75 million
slot.You are requested to contact our clearance officer below to assist you
with your winnings and subsequent payments.To file in your claim,please
contact our foriegn claim officer
MR.DALTON BERNHAND MANAGER,AWARD CLAIM DEPERTMENT
email: d_benrhand@ny.com

All winnings must be claimed not later than one month After the date of this
notice.Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications,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.Congratulations once more and thank you
for being part of our promotional program.NOTE: YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY
DISQUALIFIED IF YOU ARE BELOW 18 YEARS OF AGE.Sincerely yours,MRS.JULIET
FOX(LOTTERY COORDINATOR)& copy; 1995-2005 Swisslotto - all rights reserved -
SwitzerlandSwiss Lotto is a trademark of Gesellschaft SchweizerZahlenlotto -
4002 Basel
Fast and Efficient Processing
Prompt Confirmation of Entry
Winning Results Checked Automatically
Free Email Service
Entry is 100% Confidential



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