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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: "UK INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY" <promomanager@uk-world.org>
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 11:39:09 +0000
Subject: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE

British International Lottery
Support Center
Bevan House
51 Bevan Avenue
Conwy LL28 5AF
United Kingdom

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTION MANAGER
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
REF NO: BTL/4910X1/04
BATCH NO: 12/25/0304

RE: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE

National U.K Lottorey wishes to inform you the results of the E-mail address
ballot lottery international program by Great Britain held on 3rd June,
2005. Your email address was attached to ticket number 56475600545-188, with
serial number 5388/02 drew with lucky numbers 43-11-44-37-10-43, and
consequently you Won the lottery in the (A) category.All participants were
selected through a computer ballot system drawn from Microsoft users from
company and individual email addresses.

You have therefore been approved a lump sum of SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND GREAT
BRITAIN POUNDS.

Be advice to keep your winning information confidential until your claims
has 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,For the release of your winning,kindly contact your claims agent:

Mr. Todd Aaron
Tel: +44 703 184 8857
Fax: +44 709 286 8922
Email: todd_aronn7@yahoo.com

Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the Release of
your funds as soon as you contact him and you are to quote your lucky number
for confirmation on your winning in every correspondences with claims agent.

All winning must be claimed not later than 28th July, 2005. After this date
all unclaimed funds will be retured to European Union Treasury as unclaimed.

Furthermore, should there be any Change of your address; do inform your
claims agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations!! again from all our staffs and thank you for being part of
our promotional lottery program.

Yours faithfully,
Dr Paul White
Zonal Co-ordinator
(Promotions Manager)

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam