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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: "Brian Wiliams" <brian@freelott.org>
Reply-To: brian_williams@ukrpost.net
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 01:08:36 +0000
Subject: Winning Notification

Internet lottery/ The Free Lotto Company
Lotto Jackpot winner

UK HEAD OFFICE
Unit 7, Parkway Trading Est,
Cranford La, Hounslow,
TW5 9QA
Tel:44-7031947482

REF NUMBER: FL2/05/207152/UK/IE
BATCH NUMBER: 962901-PCF03
Sir/Madam,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lotto jackpot final
Winners International programs held on the 10th of April 2005 all games
promotion. Your e-mail address attached to your lotto payment order:
1. Serial number: 45637-77UK/IE
2. Ticket number: GS56754/22/76UK/IE
3. Lotto code number: FL09622UK/IE
4. The file ref number: FL2/05/207152/UK/IE
The payment order (1)-(4), which consequently won in the 1st category,
you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 2,500,000
(EURO) (TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND EURO)

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
For security purpose and clarity, we advise that you keep your winning
information confidential until your claims have been processed and your
money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. All
participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over
20,000 companies and 30,000,000 individual email addresses and names from
all over the world. This promotional program takes place every year.

This lottery was promoted and sponsored by world Leading Corporations
like The Free Lotto Awards, Microsoft Corporation, the Intel Group,
Toshiba, Dell Computers, Apple computers and a conglomerate of other
international IT companies. The free lotto Internet draw is held once in a
year and is so organized to encourage the use of the Internet and

computers worldwide. We are proud to say that over 200 Million Euro are won
annually in more than 150 countries worldwide. We look forward to your
active participation in our next year USD50 million slot.

To process your claim, please fill the form below and contact our
clearance office via the
Email address below:
*********************************************************************
Clearance officer: Mr.Brian williams.
Tel:44-7031947482
Email Address: brian_williams@ukrpost.net
*********************************************************************
Your fund can be release from either of the following options and are
required to choose the mode in which you want your claim release to you.
1. International Bank Draft
2. Certified cheque
3. Wired transfer
4. BY CASH
If you choose option 3, you are require to provide your account detail.
Note that, all winnings must be claimed not later than one month starting
from today, failure to respond to this mail before one months time from
today, all unclaimed funds will be null and void.

Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all
correspondence. Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform
our agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once more and thank you for
being part of our promotional program.
NOTE: YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED IF YOU ARE BELOW 18 YEARS OF
AGE.
_____________________________________________________________________
FORM:
Internet lottery/ The Free Lotto Company
UK HEAD OFFICE
Unit 7, Parkway Trading Est.4
Cranford La, Hounslow,
TW5 9QA
Tel:44-7031947482
website: www.freelotto.com
LOTTERY PAYMENT APPLICATION FORM
(To be completed by lottery winners only)
Ticket Number:
Reference Number:
Batch Number:
First Name:
Last Name:
Home Address:
Town/City:
Post Code:
Country:
Telephone (Home):
Mobile:
Fax (Private):
Fax (Office):
Email Address:
Date of Birth:
Occupation:
Marital Status:
I Dr/Mr/Mrs/Miss/others, hereby declare that the above information are true
and binding on me.
If at any time it is discovered that I have given false information,
I will forfeit my rights to my winnings.
Sincerely yours,
Mrs.yvone smith.
(Lottery Coordinator)

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