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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: "LIVERPOOL PROMOTIONS" <liverpoolpromo@indiatimes.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 11:37:32 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON!..... ......................

LIVERPOOL PROMOTIONS
SCANDINAVIA HOUSE
208 PENSBY ROAD
HESWALL, WIRRAL
CH60 7RJ
UNITED KINGDOM

CONGRATULATIONS!


FROM: PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REFERENCE NUMBER:SRE/30619931/2005
BATCH NUMBER: 54/763321/GD/QSE

ATTENTION

RE: YOUR GRAND PRIZE AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION-FINAL NOTICE.


We wish to inform you of the lottery draws held on 10th of
August 2005 to declare the winners of LIVERPOOL PROMOTIONS.Your
company,attached to ticket number 778-64309-2125-684, with serial number 665-32 drew the lucky numbers 14-77-52-19-99-45 and consequently won the lottery.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out
of 1,500,000 pounds in cash credited to file
REFERENCE NUMBER:SRE/30619931/2005. This is from total prize money
of 25,500,000 pounds shared among the seventeen international winners in
this category. All participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from 17,000 names from Australia, New Zealand, America,
Europe and Middle East and Asia,From all search engines and web sites
as part of our international promotions program conducted monthly to
encourage prospective overseas entries.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now available for claim. Due to the mix up of some
numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from
public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid scam,fraud or unscrupulous acts by participants of this promotion. We hope with a part of you prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes 100,000,000 pounds Million International Lottery.
To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent;


JOSEPH MAHON
CLAIMS MANAGER.
TEL:+447040125891
Email:liverpoolpromo001@winning.com


For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice. Remember, all prize money must be claimed
not later than Two Weeks after notice. After this date, all funds will
be returned as unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of
your correspondences with your agent.Furthermore, should there be any
change of your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.

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

Sincerely,


LORRAINE FRANCESS
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
LIVERPOOL PROMOTION
EMAIL:liverpoolpromo@indiatimes.com

***"YOUR CHANCE TO WIN BIG" **

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