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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: lottery_stake04@handbag.com
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 04:33:50 -0700
Subject: congratulations

FROM:
OVERSEAS STAKES LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND.
REF NUMBER: OSL/653/029/04
BATCH NUMBER: AT-040-SB06-04

DEAR SIR/MADAM,
We are pleased to inform you, THAT AS A RESULT OF OUR
RECENT LOTTERY DRAWS HELD on the 13TH OF SEPTEMBER 2004.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number
27522465896-532 with serial number 652-662 drew lucky
numbers 7-14-18-23-31-45 which consequently won in the
2nd category. you have therefore been approved for a
lump sum pay out of 4,000,000 (EUROS) (four MILLION
EUROS) note that 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, bill gates of
microsoft inc and other corporate organisations. 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 USD10 million slot.
You are requested to contact our payment agent

MR.COLLINS ARMSTRONG
WEST FINANCE AND SECURITY
UNITED KINGDOM
Fax number:44-870-129-9859
Email: westfinance@whipmail.com

To assist you with your winnings and subsequent
payments. 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.

Sincerely yours,
MRS SELINA MARTINS
(LOTTERY COORDINATOR)
NOTE: YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED IF YOU ARE
BELOW 18 YEARS OF AGE.







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