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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: "Richard M. Keller" <willie_bakers@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 00:48:36 -0700
Subject: Final Notification Email (Please Verify.)

FROM: GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED LOTTERY PROMOTERS.
WINNING NOTICE FOR CATEGORY "C" WINNER

Dear Lucky Winner,

BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just
concluded annual final draws of Prime Promo Programs International.
The online cyber lotto draws was conducted from an
exclusive list of 25,000 e-mail addresses of individual and
corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer
search from the internet. No tickets were sold.

After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address
emerged as one of two winners in the category "C" with the following:

Ref Number: 46250/448-6358/UK
Batch Number:37482656-UK/2005
Ticket Number:7-8-20-22-28-40-2

You as well as the other winner are therefore to receive a
cash prize of 350,000.00.(Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds Pounds Only). Each drawn from the total payout of 700,000 Pounds.(Seven Hundred Thousand Pounds).
Your prize award has been insured with your e-mail address
with our official security company in the United Kingdom and
Australia and will be transferred to you upon meeting our
requirements,statutory obligations,verifications,validations and satisfactory evidence of name.

To begin the claims processing of your prize winnings you
are advised to contact our licensed and accredited claims agent for
category "C" winners with the information
below:

Fudiciary Agent,

Name : Mr.Christopher Henry Williams
Email:payments@gtfs-limited.com
Phone:+447031940879, +447031940271

NOTE: All winnings must be claimed not later than 30 days.
After this date all unclaimed funds would be included in the next
stake. Remember to quote your reference information in all
correspondence. You are to keep all winning information away from
the general public especially your reference and ticket numbers. (This is important as a case of double claims will not be entertained).

Anybody under the age of 18 and members of the affiliate agencies are
automatically not allowed to participate in this program.

congratulations!!!

Yours faithfully,
Richard Keller
Games/Lottery Coordinator

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam