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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: "kurt kahle" <kurtkahle@prosport.ro>
Reply-To: kurtkahle@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 05:19:25 +0300
Subject: re:you,ve won our free email lottery

JAPAN EMAIL PROMOTION INTERNATIONAL
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION SECTION

PRIZE AWARD NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement made on 15th of july
2005, of
winners of the JAPAN EMAIL LOTTO PROMOTION, as part of our promotional
draws.

Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from
all part of the world as part of our electronic business Promotions
Program.

Note that you/your email address qualified for the draw.as a result of
your visiting various websites we are running the
e-business promotions for. You/Your Company email address, attached to
ticket number 343-221-8756, with serial number 454-17 drew the lucky
numbers 3,
8, 13, 22, 27, 41 and Bonus number 12 and consequently you won in the
Second
Category of the JAPAN FORTUNE LOTTO DRAW.

Your winning Ticket is Number. 343-221-8756
Your Serial Number. 454-17
Your lucky draw Numbers are. 3, 8, 13, 22, 27, 41 Bonus Number 12
Your INSURANCE Number: FLS433/453L/GMSA

You have therefore been approved for for the payment of the sum of
US$500,000,00 in cash, which is the winning amount for the Second
category winners. This is from the total prize money of US$2,650,000.00
shared among
the international winners in the Second category.
CONGRATULATIONS!

Please be informed that your CHEQUE of the sum of US$500,000.00
is now with TRANSGLOBE Finance securities Company insured with your
email
address which won you this prize, therefore you should contact
(TRANSGLOBE FINANCE) your agent and give them your full names so
that they will re-insure your CHEQUE under your full names.


To begin your claim, please call your claim agent immediately.

MR.TIM BAZHAYEV
FOREIGN SERVICES MANAGER,
TRANSGLOBE FINANCE SECURITIES
PLAZA DE MAR ZHENG CHINA

EMAIL: kurtkahle@zipmail.com.br
Tel; (86) 13641406042

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers and other
information provided above and below in every one of your
correspondences with your
claims agent.
kurtkahle@zipmail.com.br


Congratulations'' once again from all our staff and thank you for
being part
of our promotions program.

Sincerely,

MR.KURT KAHLE
VICE PRESIDENT INT.PROMOTIONS
www.japanemaillotto.com

_____________________________________
This mail was sent using pro-webmail.

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