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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: bonolot@handbag.com
Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 21:22:18 +0100
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION !!!

FROM THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS AWARD DEPARTMENT


Ref: 474061725/04,
Batch: 287-890-541
Winning No:897/LOP/980



Attn:

We happily announce to you the draw of the BONO
LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
PROGRAM
held on the 24th of Feb, 2005.

Your name "email address" was attached to ticket
number; 12324277
serial number 6663817262 This batch draws the lucky
numbers as follows
2-9-22-23-24-30
bonus number 5, which consequently won the lottery in
the second
category.


You hereby have been approved lump sum pay of
US$1,500,000.00 (ONE
MILLION
FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS) in cash credit
file ref: ILP/HW
474061725/04
from the total cash prize of US15,000,000.00 shared
amongst tenlucky
winners,
based
on their category.

All participants "email address" were selected through
a computer
balloting system drawn form Nine hundred thousand
names from Canada,
Australia,UnitedStates,Asia,
Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceanic as part of our

internationalpromotions
program which is conducted annually.

This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by some
multinational companies
as
part of their social responsibility to the citizens in
the communities
where
they have operational base.

To process your claims you are hereby advice to
contact the apponted
agent below with your Full Name, Contact Home and
Office Tel & Fax
Number,MobilePhone
and Full Home and Office Address for easy
communication.

MR.ALLSWELL HARRY
STANDARD TRUSTS AGENCY SPAIN
TEL+34 695 343 594
EMAIL:standardtrusts@netscape.net


Please quote your reference, batch and winning number
which can be
found on the top left corner of this notification as
well as your full
names
and address to help locate your file easily.

For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep
this information
confidential from the public until your claim is
processed and your
prize released to you.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid dual
claiming and
unwarranted taking advantage of this program by
non-participant or
unofficial
personnel.


Note, all winnings MUST be claimed before 31th of Mar.
2005 otherwise
YOUR PRIZE will be returned as Unclaimed and
eventually donated to
charity.

Congratulations once again on your winnings!

Best Regards

Susan Zeaman
Co-ordinator
BONO LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL SPAIN.



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Book yourself something to look forward to in 2005.
Cheap flights - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/flights/
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Book yourself something to look forward to in 2005.
Cheap flights - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/flights/
Bargain holidays - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/holidays/

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