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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: desmondsamuel6787@handbag.com
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 15:17:52 +0200
Subject: AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION

AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION

LUCKY DAY LOTTERY NL
KENVENSTRAAT 29,
6324 JS AMSTERDAM,
THE NETHERLANDS

FROM THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
Ref. Number: 132/756/4534
Batch number: 638901527-AMB/02

LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION

Sir/ Madam,


We are pleased to inform you of the lottery result winners International
programmed held on 14th august 2004. Your e-mail address was attached to
ticket number278511465896-6452 with your serial number 3772-554 drew you
a lucky number3-14-18-23-31-45 which consequently won in the first category,
you are therefore been approved for lump sum pay out of US$ 1,000,000 (One
million United states Dollars) This is from total prize money of Dollars
20.000,000(twenty million Dollars) shared among the seventeen international
winners in categories C with serial number: IL/FLW/12-C033721192.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
25,000 company email addresses and 30,000,000 individual email addresses
from Australia, Africa, New Zealand, America, Europe, North America and
Asia as part of International promotion.

CONGRATULATIONS! ! ! Due to mix up of some numbers and names, you are advised
to keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been
processed and your money remitted to your nominated bank. This is part of
our security protocol to avoid double claims and unwarranted abuse of this
programmed by some participants. All participants were selected through
an e-mail balloting. This promotional programmed takes place every two years.
To file for your claim, please contact our Prize Winning Unit,for due processing
and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice.

Mr. Desmond Samuel
Claim Processing Officer.
Email:desmondsamuel2@netscape.net

Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 15th september 2004.
After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed. Please note, in
order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember to quote your
reference number and batch number in all correspondence. Furthermore, should
there be any change of address do inform us as soon as possible.

Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being
part of our promotional program.

MRS.Loretha Dido.
Lottery Coordinator,



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