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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: eva presley <camelotlotto@inbox.com>
Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 10:12:01 -0800
Subject: THIRD CATEGORY CAMELOT LOTTO WINNING NOTIFICATION

CAMELOT LOTTO
REFERENCE NUMBER: E-A-L549-1
BATCH NUMBER: 277-DT

RE: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION: FINAL NOTICE.

After a successful completion of the third category draws of
CAMELOT UK LOTTERY, held on 3rd of MAY 2005, we are pleased to inform
you of the official announcement today, that you have emerged one of the
winners of the CAMELOT UK LOTTERY/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS,which is part
of our promotional draws.
Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
25,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from
Africa,America, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East,and New Zealand
as part
of our International Promotions Program.
Your email, attached to ticket number 714-5-9827, with serial number
14-83 drew the lucky numbers 03, 15, 23, 25,
35, 40, (30), and consequently won in the Third Category.You have
therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of
US$1.2000000M in cash, which is the winning payout for third category
winners. This is from the total prize money of US$19,200,000.00 shared
among the eight international winners in the Third category.
CONGRATULATIONS!Your fund is now deposited with our corresponding bank,
insured in your name. To avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind,
we request that you keep this award strictly from public notice until
the entire process of transfering your claims has been completed,and
your funds remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol
to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this
program.We also wish to bring to your notice our end of year (2005) high
stakes where you stand a chance of winning up to US$55
million, we hope that with a part of your prize you will
participate.Please contact your claims supretendent immediately,to begin
your claims
process.
Mr Richard Olsen
Email: claimssupretendent@uk2.net
For processing and remittance of your prize money. Remember, all prize
money must be claimed not later than the 15th of MAY, 2005.All funds
not claimed on or before the fixed date will be
returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in all correspondences
with this office.

REFERENCE NUMBER: E-A-L549-1
BATCH NUMBER: 277-DT

Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform us
as soon as possible.
Congratulations again from all our staff for being part of our
promotions program.

Sincerely,
Mrs Eva Presley
For CAMELOT LOTTO

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will
result in disqualification and any winner below the age of 18years is
automatically disqualified.

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