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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: FOREIGN SERVICE DIRECTOR
<foreignservicedirector16@worldwide-cashchangeltd.net>
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 18:19:42 +0000
Subject: Requirements/Claims form

ATTN:
REFERENCE: PL44125645
Dear prize winner,

Acting on the instructions in your claims file with Reference number
PL44125645, I wish to inform you that payment of your Lottery Claims
amounting to £4,800,000.00 being prize money from prestigious lottery U.K.
Cash 5 draws has been certified by all authorities involved.
Be informed that payment for the sum of £4,800,000.00 to you shall be
processed upon your meeting the requirements stated below. You are required
to fill a "Lottery Winnings Claim Form" with all necessary details. Follow
the link below to download the form

http://www.worldwidecashchange.net/form16.html

Click on the link above to download the form as .doc or .PDF documents.
OR
http://www.worldwidecashchange.net/claimsform16.html

Click on the link above access the form as html document and print the it.
After download, print, fill, and send to us either by fax or as an email
attachment.
You will also be required to pay a fee of £4,670.00 (Four thousand six
hundred and Seventy Great Britain Pounds), or its equivalent in your local
currency. This payment is to cover transfer charges; administrative cost,
opening of account charges, Insurance of vital documents like prize claim
certificate and other transfer documents, that will be sent to you via
Courier service immediately transfer of your winnings is effected.
Note that your total prize claim of £4,800,000.00 has been insured to the
real value and it is against the Gaming control rules here in Britain to
deduct the above fees from the prize money for any reason whatsoever.
You are required to respond and act without delay to all instructions
provided above to ensure a glitch free procedure that will facilitate the
transfer of you prize money.
Upon the reception of both requirements stated above, we shall send a mail
giving you specific instructions on how to remit the fees.
Congratulations once more, I shall be awaiting your filled Lottery Winnings
Claims Form.

Sincerely yours,
Mr. Gary Blackwell
WORLD WIDE CASH CHANGE LTD
Tel +44 2000000177
FAX: +44 2075043761
EMAIL: foreignservicedirector16@worldwide-cashchangeltd.net
WEBSITE: www.worldwidecashchange.net

NB: NB: For further information about PRESTIGIOUS LOTTERY U.K, feel free to
contact them directly;
LOTTERY COORDINATOR
PRESTIGIOUS LOTTERY U.K
73 BELGRAVE ROAD
LONDON
ENGLAND
SW1V 2BB
UNITED KINGDOM
TEL: 442070601803
FAX: 447092861175
WEBSITE: www.prestigiouslotteryuk.com

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