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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: "Winners Notification Department" <coleju@handbag.com>
Reply-To: nancy_scott353@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 07:54:03 -0800
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

WINNING NOTIFICATION
National Lottery Promo
1st Floor, Block E
Crownwood Office Park
100 Northern Parkway
ORMONDE,Johannesburg,
South Africa.

Ref: NAS/941OYI/04
Batch:04/06/MA34

WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you the draw of the National Lottery Promo International
program, held on the 30th of August 2004 in Johannesburg,South Africa. Your
email address was attached to ticket number:77770064638 with serial number
:67345/04 drew the lucky numbers 12-8-9-11-12-5, which subsequently won
you the lottery in the second category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$2,000,000.00
(Two Million, United State Dollars) in cash credited to file pl/233376899/04.
This is from a total cash prize of US$ 60 Million Dollars, shared among
the first thirty (30) lucky winners in this category. In view of this,your
money would be released to you by our Bank firm in Europe (Allied Irish
bank) . Our European agent (Reality Agency) will immediately
commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as
they are contacted.
All participants were selected randomly from World wide Website through
computer ballot system extracted from over 100,000 companies and individuals.This
promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised to
keep your winning information confidential till your
claims 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 claimming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
unscrupulous elements. Please bewarned.
To file your claims, please contact our agent:
Agent: The Reality Agency
Name: Mrs Nancy Scott
Email: nancyscott353@netscape.net
To avoid unnecessary delay and complications, Please quote your ref/batch
numbers in any correspondences with us or our designated agent.
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program

Yours sincerely,

Miss Judith Cole.
Email:nationallottery4@netscape.net
Public Relations Officer

National Lottery Promo




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