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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: "Caroline Batch" <b_caroline@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: john_prescott58@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 20:35:54 +0100
Subject: YOUR EMAIL WON THE LOTTERY

UK NATIONAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
www.national-lottery.co.uk

BATCH NO: PTP/41211587457/601784/4102
REF. NO. PTP/11458747220/145100//5102
WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL NOTICE........CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
Dear Sir/Madam,

This is to inform you of the release of the E-MAIL LOTTERY BALLOT INTERNATIONAL/
WORLD GAMING BOARD held on the 18th of February, 2005. Due to some mix up
of numbers,the results were released on the 20th of February, 2005.
Your email address attached to ticket number 565872458434 with serial number
5515588125 drew the lucky numbers of 51-20-31-82-00 which consequently won
the lottery in the 2nd category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of £1,000,000.00 POUNDS
Only ( ONE MILLION POUNDS ONLY) which is deposited with a Finance & Security
Company in your favour as beneficiary and covered with HIGH INSURANCE POLICY.
Due to mix up of some numbers and emails, we ask that you keep your winning
information confidential until your claims have been processed and your claim
remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid incidence
double claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
only Microsoft users from over 20,000.00 companies and 3,000,000 individual
email addresses and names from all over the world.
To begin your lottery claim, please contact the appointed agent responsible
for the processing of your claim with your contact telephone and fax number:
CONTACT NAME: Mr.John Prescott
CITY/ COUNTRY: London, UK
EMAIL: john_prescott58@yahoo.co.uk

Note that all winnings must be claimed not later than 15th of March , 2005.
After this date all unclaimed, funds will be included in the next stake.
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 from our members of staff and thank you for being
part of our promotional program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. caroline Batch
Lottery Coordinator.



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