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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: "OPENCAST CHARITY LOTTO" <opencast_charity@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: charityhomelotto@netscape.net
Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2004 02:38:46 -0800
Subject: YOU CAN BELIEVE THIS*YOU ARE A WINNER*

OPEN CAST CHARITY LOTTO.
LEEK ROAD, STOKE ON TRENT
ENGLAND ST1 3NR.

FROM: THE DESK OPEN CAST CHARITY ORANISATION,
WIDE WORLD PROMO/ AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: EGS/2551256003/03.
BATCH: 12/0002/IPD

ATTENTION :

WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement of winners of the OPEN

CAST CHARITY LOTTERY WIDE WORLD PROGRAMS UK, held on 29th of October
2004. Your email address,attached to ticket number 111-2465-2000-100,
with serial number 3543-07 drew the lucky numbers 12-16-22-39-39-43, and

consequently won the lottery in the Ist category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of $550,000.00
(Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited

to
file HWS/200118308/02.This is from a total cash prize of $10,000,000.00

(Ten Million United States Dollars)shared among the seventeen
international winners in this category. All participants were selected through
a
computer ballot system drawn form 250,000 names 300,000 emails from
Australia, New Zealand, America,Europe and North America as part of our

International
Promotions Program, which is conducted annually.
We went entrust the money to you so that you can be involve charity
organization.
Furthermore, your lucky winning number falls within our Western Europe
booklet as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your
$550,000.00 (five Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars) will
be
paid
to you either by our banker or financial agent in London or Spain. Due
to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this secret
from the public notice until your claim has been processed and your
money remitted to
your account as this is part of the security protocols to avoid double
claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this programs by
participants.

We hope with a part of you prize, you will participate in our mid of
year Charity summit.

To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent,

Justyna Baker:

charityhomelotto@netscape.net or opencast_charity@winning.com

for due processing and payment of your award money.

Sincerely yours.

Mr. Paul Turner.
GENERAL MANEGER
WORLD WIDE PROMO
PRIZE AWARD DEPT.


NOTE:
In order to avoid unnecessary delays and Complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every correspondence.

Congratulations again from all members of our organizers and thank you
for being part of our Charity program.




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