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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: "lottery winners" <win_lottery50_50@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 09:32:06 +0100
Subject: RE: INFORMATON.

Dear Adrianne Bullard.

This is to acknowledge the receipt of your mail and to inform you that you
are expected to send the following information to enable us process your won
prize of (FOUR MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND United States dollars)

1.Pls confirm- lucky numbers :7-9-4-17-34-44
2.Pls confirm- Ticket Number. 436425795822-5022
4.Pls confirm- Serial number. 6614102
5.Pls confirm- batch number. 8561513507
6.Full name..............................................................
7.Age.........................................................................
8.Sex........................................................................
9.Nationality............................................................
10.Telephone............................................................
11.Fax.......................................................................
12.occupation...........................................................
13Contact address.......................................................

These information will be needed in preparing all the vital documents that
will cover the processing and final release of your price money to you.

Note: that as soon as all these informations are received, your prize will
be processed accordingly.Henceforth arrangements will be made for you to
contact the Paying bank depending on which batch you fall into for your
payment.
Meanwhile, it should be noted that All participants were selected through a
computer ballot system drawn from over 40,000 company and 20,000,000
individual email addresses and names from all over the world. As Part of our
International Promotions Programm, which is conducted annually.

CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN!

BEST REGARDS
FRANK BOOKER.

_________________________________________________________________
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