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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: "OCEANBLUE ORGANISATION" <notification@oceanblueorganisation.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2005 00:35:09 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!

OCEAN BLUE Lottery 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 BLUE Lottery programs held
on the 4th of Febuary, 2005 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:
Name: GERALD COOKER
Email:oblpaymentcenter@myway.com
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, you are to contact Mr Gerald
Cooker
with the 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 THE PAYMENT OFFICER DIRECTLY.
Sincerely,
Agent Pedro Luis
(Zonal Coordinator)
SEND YOUR EMAIL mail to:oblpaymentcenter@myway.com

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