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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: "Visa Master" <visamaster02@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 13:02:37 +0000
Subject: VISA/MASTER CARD LOTTERY NOTICE

VISA/MASTER CARD LOTTERY NOTICE
VISA/MASTER CARD INTERNATIONAL
REF. NO: PTP/79065-07855//7765
BATCH NO: PTP/8573421009//7765

Dear Winner,

We happily announce to you the draw of the Master/Visa Card Online
Sweepstakes International program held on 8th Nov, 2005. Your e-mail address
attached to ticket number: 20/39/45/75 with Serial number 6954398765 drew
the lucky numbers: 20-56-83-46-23, which subsequently won you the lottery.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of $1,000,000. (One
Million United States Dollars) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.
All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World
Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over
100,000,000,00 Unions,Associations, and Corporate Bodies that are listed
online.

Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact him. For security reasons, you
are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is
processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to
claim your prize.

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
Name: Andrew Rowlings
Official Email: winningclaiminfo@walla.com
Official Email: visaclaiminfo@walla.com

Endeavour to email him your full names,winning numbers,email
address,telephone and fax numbers immediately.

Congratulations from me and our members of staff visa/master card
international.

Yours faithfully,
karin meijer(Mrs)
Online coordinator for Netherlands visa card internationalSweepstakes
International Program.

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