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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: "new mexico" <notification@partnershipzone.org>
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 13:45:32 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS

New Mexico Lottery Headquarters:
Palais Des Nations,
209 Geneva 10,
London
Dear Winner,
WINNING INFORMATION:
The members and sponsors happily announce to you the draw of the New
Mexico
Lottery programs held on the 1st of February, 2005 in Melbourne,
Australia.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 2247887653 which
subsequently
won you the lottery in the 2nd category. 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.
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 FIFTY THREE
MILLION
EURO,shared amongst the first hundred (53) lucky winners in this
category.
A statewide focus is taken on most large promotions, and the Lottery
works
with local companies, such as Pepsi and IBM, 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.
In view of this, your 1,000,000 EURO(ONE MILLION EURO) would be
released to
you by our Security firm. To file for your claim, please contact our
fiduciary/Claims agent:
Name: Agent Clinton
Email:agentclinton@rediffmail.com or alternatively to agentclinton@myway.com
They are both my personal mail boxes.so which ever you deem fit for you.
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, you are to contact Agent
Clinton with followings details below:
1. Your full names,telephone, contact address
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.

Sincerely,
Caroline Bryan
(Zonal Coordinator)
SEND YOUR EMAIL TO:agentclinton@rediffmail.com or alternatively to
agentclinton@myway.com
They are both my personal mail boxes.so which ever you deem fit for you.

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