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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: "Mike Smith" <mike_smith80@msn.com>
Reply-To: peterburton01@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 04:23:49 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATION AND CLAIM

British Lottery Headquarters:
Customer Service
28 TANFIELD ROAD,
CROYDON.LONDON


Sir/Madam,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners
International programs held on the 15th of July, 2005. Your e-mail address
attached to ticket

number 564 75600545-188 with serial number 886/04 drew lucky numbers
31-6-26-13-35-7 which

consequently won in the second category. You have therefore been approved
for a lump sum pay out

of 150,000 USD (One Hundread And Fifty Thousand Dollars) Only.
CONGRATULATIONS!

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your
winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and
your money remitted to

you via an online banking procedure or by ouraffiliate bank in London that
will be established by

you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming,
unnecessary delay and

unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. All participants
were selected through a

computer ballot system drawn from over 30,000,000 individual email addresses
and names from all

over the world.

This promotional program takes place every three years. This lottery was
promoted and sponsored

by eminent personalities like Mr. Bill Gates and the Sultan of Brunei, we
hope with part of your

winnings you will take part in our next years 50 million Dollars
international lottery.

To file for your claim, please contact and address your claim to our
fiduciary agents:Peter

Burton(l.l.b) of British Lottery,London,England. Tele and Fax
number:+447031942861 , Remember

all winnings must be claimed not later than 25th of ,Setempber 2005. After
this date all

unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake.

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember to quote your
reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence to our fiduciary
agents. Furthermore,

shall there be any change of your address, please do inform our agents as
soon as possible.

Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for
being part of our promotional program.

Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.


Sincerely yours,


MIKE SMITH(Zonal Co-coordinator)

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