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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: lotto1@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 00:59:14 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?YOU=20ARE=20A=20LUCKY=20WINNER?=

UK BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY
The Lottery Company
P.O. Box 200
Harrogate
HG1 2YR
www.lottery.co.uk

Our Dear Winner,
You have won the sum of #750,000.00 (SEVEN HUNDRED/ FIFTY THOUSAND POUNDS
STERLING ) from BRITISH LOTTERY on our 2005 new year charity bonanza. The
winning ticket was selected from a Data Base of Internet Email Users, from
which your Address came out as the winning coupon. We hereby urge you to
claim the winning amount quickly as this is a monthly lottery. Failure to
claim your win will result into the reversion of the fund to our following
month.

You are therefore requested to contact immediately out Claims Department
below quoting winning number :CODE NUMBER:04378490.
Contact: Pastor Desmond Wowo.
EMAIL:uk_britishnationallottery@yahoo.co.uk
Provide the following information needed to process your winning claim.


(a) Your full Name and Address.
(b) Your Telephone and fax numbers
(c) Your tax I.D.Number (if any).
(d) your contry of origin
Congratulations once again.
Note: we shall pay your claims through our offshore online bank, please
contact our helpdesk urgently, comfirmation. please quote your winning number.

BRITISH LOTTERY
The Lottery Company

Regards.
Pastor,Desmond Wowo.



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