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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: "thoen helsen" <thoenhelsen202@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 22:45:24 +0000
Subject: HELLO.

The Co-ordinator
Euro Million Belgium
Lucky & Ref Number: EML.26EPG/0012-4426/0905.1/6/27/39/47-1-6
Reply Email:agenteuromillbe@netscape.net
www.euromillion.be
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
RESULTS FOR EURO MILLION DRAWS
Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice the results of the Euro
million lottery.
We are happy to inform you that you have emerged a winner under the
First Category, which is part of our promotional draws. The draws were
held prior to your notification. It is a promotional program aimed at
encouraging internet users therefore you do not need to buy ticket to
enter for it, Participants were selected through a computer ballot system
drawn from 2,500,000 names/email addresses of individuals and companies from
Africa, America, Asia, Australia,Europe, Middle East, and Oceania as
part of our International Promotions Program. Your name and e-mail address
attached to lucky reference number drew a lucky winning number which
consequently won the sweep take in the second category in the four parts.
you have been approved for a payment of 735.259,10 €(seven hundred and
thirty five thousand two hundred and fifty nine euro ten cent)in cash
credited to lucky reference number
EML.26EPG/0012-4426/0905.1/6/27/39/47-1-6.
CONGRATULATIONS!
To avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we request that you keep
the
entire details of your award strictly from public notice until the process
of transferring your claims has been completed, and your funds remitted to
your account.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or
unscrupulous acts by participants/nonparticipants of this program. We
also wish to bring to your notice our end of year premium stakes draw where
you stand a chance of winning up to 50 million.
Please contact your claims agent immediately for due processing and
remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice.
COMPANY NAME: EURO MILLION AGENT BELGIUM..
AGENT NAME:MR.RUUD VAN BOCHEM.
Reply e-mail: agenteuromillbe@netscape.net
you are advised to contact our agents by email within a week
of receiving this notice. Failure to do so may warrant disqualification.
NOTE: For easy reference and identification, find above your lucky reference
number. Remember to quote these numbers in every one of your correspondence
with your claims agent.
Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you
for being part of our promotional program.
Sincerely,
Ms.Adline Haack
Secretary.
N.B: Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
winners will result to disqualification. Please reply to this e-mail.
Contact your claims agent immediately. Mr.Ruud Van Bochem.

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