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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: "ANDREW BISBAL" <abisbal@o2.pl>
Date: 23 Apr 2005 14:53:45 -0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION


THE PRINCESS MARGARET LOTTERY FOUNDATION

17 PECKINSON HIGH STREET,SE4 5DF

LONDON,UK

http://www.pmhflotteries.com



REF: WR/675864953/01

BATCH: 434/987/IPD



Dear Sir/Madam,



We wish to congratulate you and formally inform you that you have won

the sum of $500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) in the last

email-lottery draw, organized by PRINCESS MARGARET LOTTERY FOUNDATION.



We have confirmed the above winning. And this is included in the

INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT CATEGORY.Please note that full verification and

payment would be effected before your details are included on our

website as all those as shown on our site are winners that have recieved

payment.



You should note that your email address in addition to millions of

company and individual email were obatined online and the

addresses were scrutinized with a ballot system and after the

processes,30 email addresses were selected and they were shared into 3

categories respectively and which you are a winner in the 1st category

of $.5m.The said sum is now deposited in our suspense account in your

favour waiting for the immediate remittance into your nominated bank

account.



Be informed that your winning prize has a hardcover insurance policy

and would be credited to you as soon as the documentation and

verification exercise is concluded.



This firm on behalf of PRINCESS MARGARET FOUNDATION LOTTERY Promotion

will issue an Irrevocable Guarantee of Payment Bond (IGPB) in your

favour, thereby securing the above prize money.A copy of the IGPB will be

forwarded to our paying bank for immediate action.



Our fiduciary department has been notified of this development and the

status of your claim.Following the above, you are expected to fill the

processing form (this would be sent to you by our fiduciary

department)and returned back to this office for vetting process which is a standard

practise just to ensure that we are dealing with the right individual

and account.For more on this,please send your acknowledgement of this

email to your fiduciary agent,details below;



Mr. Binder Bansle

Email: pmhf-fiduciaryagent@o2.pl



This process is vital and urgent following the instruction from our

management that all prize money should be claimed on or before the

ending of this month. Funds left uncollected after the time frame for

collection are deemed cancelled



Once again accept our congratulations and we look forward to hearing

from you soon.



Regards,



Mr.Andrew Bisbal

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