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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: cywalter1@terra.com.mx
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 13:32:50 +0100
Subject: Congratulations!

ONLINE SWEEP LOTTERY
12 Bridge Street,
Staines Middlesex TW18 4TP
United Kingdom.
Ref: LSUK/2231/81/04
Batch: OBW/A10-234

Dear Winner,
WORLDWIDE ONLINE-SWEEP WINNING NOTIFICATION
Greetings to you, we happily announce to you the draw of the ONLINE SWEEPSTAKE
Lottery International programs held on the 20th of APRIL, 2005 in UNITED
KINGDOM.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with
Serial number 5368/02 , the lucky numbers:19-6-26-17-35-7, which subsequently
won you the lottery in the 2nd draw category. You have therefore been approved
to claim a total sum of US$2,500,000.00 (Two million, Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars) in cash credited to file ktu/9023118308/03.This is
from a total cash
prize of US $ 25 Million dollars,shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky
winners in this category.
All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site
through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies.
This promotion takes place annually.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 United States Dollars) would be released
to you by our payment office in Europe.
Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact him.
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:
MR.STEVEN MORGAN
Email:onlinesweep_claims@hotmail.com

Provide him with the information below:
1.Name:
2.Sex:
3.Nationality:
4.telephone Number:
5.Fax Number(email address incuded when sending fax):

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch
numbers to 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,
MRS.CYNTHIA WALTER
ONLINESWEEP LOTTERY CO-ORDINATOR



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