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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: mail_connecticut@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 12:24:32 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?1ST=20CATEGORY=20WINNER=2E?=


CONNECTICUT INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY ORGANISATION.
138 BARINOR WALK
WILLESDEN CE558LM
LONDON,ENGLAND.




WINNING NOTIFICATION:
CONNECTICUT INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY ORGANISATION.
FROM:THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR OF PROMOTION
INTERNATIONAL/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REF: U.T./941OYI/02
BATCH: 28/25/DC34
Date: 07-02-05:
We happily announce to you the draw of the
Connecticut
International Lottery Organisation
programs held on the 31st of January 2005 in London,
United
Kingdom.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 564
75600545
288 with Serial number 5388/02 drew the lucky
numbers:>
31-6-26-13-35-7, which subsequently won you the
lottery in the 1st 2005 category.
You have therefor approved for a lump sum pay out of
US$2,500,000.00 (Two million, five hundred
Thousand,United
States Dollars) in cash credited to file
PC/9080118308/02.
This is from a total cash prize of US $ 25 Million
dollars,
shared amongstthe first Fifty (50) 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 US$2,500,000.00
(Two million, five
hundred thousand,UnitedStates Dollars) would be
released to you by our
security firm in Europe.
Our European agent will immediately commence the
process to
facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you
contact him. All
participants were selected randomly from World Wide
Web site through
computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000
companies. This
promotion takesplace 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 what ever manner you deem fit to
claim your prize.
This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid
double
claiming and unwarranted buse of this program by some
unscrupulous
elements.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary
agent:


Mr Jimmy Smith
Email:jimmysmith31@nyc.com


To avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
please quote your reference/batch numbers in any
correspondences with us or our designated agent.>
Congratulations once
more from all members and staffs of
this program.
Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery
program.
Sincerely,
SIR H. J. PONFA
LOTTERY COORDINATOR




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