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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: "Ocean Blue Lottery Organisation" <benson_smith@oceanblue-7p.org>
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 00:41:19 +0000
Subject: WINNING INFORMATION:

OCEAN BLULottery Headquarters:
Palais Des Nations,
209 Geneva 10,
Switzerland
File Reference Number: ACL/51976512/4

WINNING INFORMATION:
We happily announce to you the draw of the OCEAN BLU
Lottery programs held on the 1st of October, 2004 in
Melbourne, Australia. Your e-mail address attached to
ticket number: 4127543176657 which subsequently won
you the lottery in the 3rd category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum
of 1,000,000 EURO(ONE MILLION EURO) in cash. This is
from a total cash prize of 100 MILLION EURO,shared
amongst the first hundred (100) lucky winners in this
category.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls
within our European booklet representative office in
Europe as indicated in your play coupon.In view of
this, your 1,000,000 EURO(ONE MILLION EURO) would be
released to you by our Security firm.
All participants were selected randomly from World
Wide Web site through computer draw system and
extracted from over 100,000 individuals and
companies.The Lottery teams up with local companies
and media partners to promote Lottery products, and
informs citizens on where the proceeds from Lottery
ticket sales go.
A statewide focus is taken on most large promotions,
and the Lottery works with local companies, such as
Pepsi, in "co-promotional" partnerships. These
partnerships help each company introduce new products
to customers.
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 claiming
and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
unscrupulous elements. Please be warned.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary
agent:John Kelly
Name: Email: johnkelly234@netscape.net
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, you are
to contact Mr.John Kelly with followings details
below:
1. Your full names,telephone, contact address and
2. quote your Ticket number in any correspondences
with us or our designated agent.
Our agent will immediately commence the process to
facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you
contact him.
The Lottery is strongly committed to maintaining the
privacy of personal information that is gathered from
the use of its web site and web services. The
following statement discloses the Lottery's privacy
policy and its information gathering/dissemination
practices.
The Lottery will not release personal information to
third parties except where it is already provided by
law. Depending on the specific nature of the service,
information may be shared with other state agencies as
stated in the Open Records Act. This statute allows
for the exchange of public records or sharing of
information between public agencies when the exchange
is serving a legitimate governmental need or is
necessary in the performance of a legitimate
government function. E-mail addresses or other
information that is obtained as a result of
interacting with the Colorado Lottery web site will be
used for the benefit of the Lottery and will not be
sold to third party companies except as required by
the Open Records Act.
The Lottery will not share personal information with
any private party, except as required by the Open
Records Act.

DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT
DIRECTLY.
Sincerely,
Agent Benson Smith
(Zonal Coordinator)
SEND YOUR EMAIL TO: johnkelly234@netscape.net

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