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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: "british loto" <awardwinner@british-lottto2005.org>
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 13:05:54 +0000
Subject: AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION

BRITISH LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS:
CUSTOMER SERVICE,
**********************************************
28 TANFIELD ROAD,
CROYDON. LONDON. CR9 4HH
**********************************************
Ref: EAASL/941OYI/02/SHYN
Batch: 12/25/0034

Dear Lucky Winner,
RE: BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual
final draws of 2005 BRITISH LOTTERY DRAWS
The online Cyber Lotto Email draws was conducted by a random selection
of email addresses from an exclusive list of 500,000 E-mail addresses
of individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated
random computer search from the internet. However, no tickets were sold
but all email addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for
representation and privacy. After this automated computer ballot, your
e-mail address emerged as one of twelve winners in the first category
with the following data
Ref Number: EAASL/941OYI/02/SHYN
Batch Number: 12/25/0034
Ticket Number: 564-75600545-188
You as well as the other winners are therefore to receive a cash prize
of £500,000 pounds(FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS) each from the
total payout. Your prize award has been insured with your e-mail
address and will be transferred to you upon meeting the requirements,
statutory
obligations, verifications, validations and satisfactory report.
To begin the claims processing of your prize winnings you are advised
to contact our licensed and accredited claims agent/security company
forfirst category winners with the information below:

Mrs. Kate Henshaw,
Foreign Services Manager, Payment and Release Order Dept.
DIAMOND FINANCE B.V
Phone: +447031903495
Email: diamondfinance@myway.com

NOTE: All winnings must be claimed within 20 days from today. After
this date all unclaimed funds would be included in the next stake.
Remember to quote your reference information in all correspondence with
your claims agent. You are to keep all lotto information away from the
general public especially your reference and ticket numbers. (This is
important as a case of double claims will not be entertained).
Members of the affiliate agencies are automatically not allowed to
participate in this program.
Thank you and congratulations!!!

Yours faithfully,
Smith Carpenter.
Games/Lottery Coordinator.

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