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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: "universal lottery" <universal_lottery56@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 01:15:59 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!!

UNIVERSAL E-MAIL LOTTERY PROMOTION
AV 5 CASTILLA MADRID SPAIN
FROM:UNIVERSAL AWARD DEPT.
REF: SUN/2010-968091/03
BATCH: 54/010/IPD
DATE: 28/04/2005
RE: EMAIL WINNING CONFIRMATION NOTICE
We are glad to inform you that your E-mail address appears as the confirmed
Winner of our last UNIVERSAL email lottery program held on the 26th April
2005.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 20675543256-786 with Serial
number 3765-75 drew lucky numbers 7-12-18-24-32-45, which Consequently won
in the 2nd category, you have therefore been approved For a lump sum payment
of US$5,500.000.00 united state Dollars.

dollars{US$5,500.000.00}. CONGRATULATIONS!!!
This promotional program takes place every year. All participants were
selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 100,000 companies
and 50,000, 000 individual email addresses and names from all over the
world.
In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to
quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence.We ask
that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has
been processed and your money remitted to you. Remember all winnings must be
claimed not later than 15th of May 2005. After this date all unclaimed funds
will be included in the next stake.
To file for your claim or for further details, please contact our agent mrs
Dr Rosemary Combs at dr_combs@euromail.net
In respect of our commitment towards helping the less previledge, we ask
that you voluntarily contribute 1% of your Global winnings to any charity
organization you desire at your convinience.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff.
Mrs. Anita O'Sullivan
Global Winning co-ordinator.

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