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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: "Harris Parker" <hparker2@cffsltd.net>
Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2005 07:22:56 +0000
Subject: Prize Claim Proceedure.



ATTN__ Dr Emma Crewe
OUR REF__289-4PP/IL6341-2/04/04/2005/csamkange@medsch.uz.ac.zw

Dear Dr Emma Crewe,
Acting on the instructions in your claims file with Reference number
IL6341-2 and Batch number 289-4PP, I wish to inform you that payment of your
Lottery Claims amounting to £2,000,000.00 being prize money from IMPERIAL
LOTTERY UK Third Category draws has been certified by all authorities
involved.
Be informed that instruments of payment for the sum of £2,000,000.00 to you,
is already in our possession and shall be processed upon meeting the
requirements as stated below:
You are required to fill a "Lottery Winnings Claim Form" with all necessary
details. Follow the link
below to download the form

http://www.c-ffs.com/lottery.html

After download, kindly print, fill, and send to us either by fax or as an
email attachment.
You will also be required to pay a fee of £4,120.00 (Four thousand one
hundred and twenty Great Britain Pounds), or its equivalent in your local
currency.
This payment is to cover transfer charges, Insurance of vital documents like
prize claim certificate and
other transfer documents, and handling/opening of account charges.
Note that your total prize claim of £2,000,000.00 has been insured to the
real value and as such cannot be deducted from. This is in accordance with
section 13(1)(n) of the national lottery act of the British Lottery Affairs
Commission as adopted in 1993 and amended in 1998. This is to protect
winners and to avoid misappropriation of funds.
Your prize claim certificate along side other vital documents will be sent
to you via Courier service
immediately after transfer of your winnings is effected.
Note that your winnings will be transferred within 24hrs after the receipt
of both requirements as stated above.
Congratulations once more, I shall be awaiting your filled Lottery Winnings
Claims Form.

Truly yours,
MR. HARRIS PARKER,
FOREIGN DEPARTMENT MANAGER,
CASHFLO FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD.
PHONE: +44-20-7060-1591
+44-70-4011-7643
FAX: +44-20-7681-3388
WEBSITE: www.c-ffs.com

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