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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: "online result" <onlineresult002@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 20:54:15 +0000
Subject: ONLINE RESULT

Honey well International Lottery Agency,
Exchange House, 20/24 Exchange Street,
Aberdeen, AB11 6PH,
United Kingdom,
(Customer Services),
Ref:HWLA/9090H/40,
Batch: 075/05/ZY30,

ONLINE RESULT:
We happily announce to you the draw (#101) of the HONEY WELL INTERNATIONAL
LOTTERY AGENCY, online Sweepstakes International program held on 23rd Day of
July, 2005.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:606040 with Serial number
8080/02 drew the lucky numbers: 11-18-20-23-32-48 (bonus no.), which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 1ST category.match 5 plus bonus.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £500,000 (Five
hundred thousand pounds sterling) in cash credited to file HWLA/08/03.
This is from a total cash prize of £2,000,000,00 shared amongst the first
four (4 ) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus bonus.
All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World
Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000
unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This
promotion takes place weekly.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet
representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon.In view of
this, your £500,000 (five hundred thousand pounds sterling) would be
released to you by our couriers affiliates.
Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of
your funds as soon as you contact him.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in
whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.This is part of our
precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this
program.
Please be warned.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
MR. BRIAN MILLS.
Email: fudiciaryagent55@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +44 703 184 5928
Fax:+44 709 286 0833
Goodluck from me and members of staff of the HONEY WELLS INTERNATIONAL
LOTTERY AGENCY.

Yours faithfully,
Mrs.SUSAN HUNT.
Online Co-Ordinator for HONEY WELL INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY AGENCY.
Sweepstakes International Program.
Open 7 days 8am-11pm.

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