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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: "prizedepartment prizedepartment" <prizedepartment@msn.com>
Reply-To: prizedep@telkom.net
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 10:52:25 +0000
Subject: YOU ARE A WINNER

FROM THE OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
LUCKYDAY E-MAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
www.luckyday.nl

BATCH NO: PTP/31211214257/190888/2202
REF. NO. PTP/21449267220/255100//2202

WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL

NOTICE........CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
This is to inform you of the release of the E-MAIL
LOTTERY BALLOT INTERNATIONAL/ WORLD GAMING BOARD held on the 5th of August,
2005.
Due to the mix up of numbers, the results were released on the 19th of
August2005. Your name attached to ticket number 219028657434 with serial
number 918735625 drew the lucky numbers of 21-70-81-82-99 which consequently
won the lottery in the 1st category.You have therefore been approved for a
lump sum payout
of 1,000,000:00 Only ( ONE MILLION EUROS ONLY) in cash
which is deposited with a Finance & Security Company
in your favour as beneficiary and covered with HIGH INSURANCE POLICY.Due to
the 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. This is part of
our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this
program by some participants.
All participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn from only Microsoft users from over 20,000.00 companies
and 3,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world.
To begin your lottery claim, please contact our agent
below that have been appointed for the processing of your claim with your
contact telephone and fax number to begin the processing of your
claim:
CONTACT NAME: ANDREW GORDON FURNESS
CITY/ COUNTRY: UNITED KINGDOM SUBSIDIARY UNIT,MANCHESTER
TEL: +44 703 190 4446
FAX: +44 870 478 3292
EMAIL: prizedepartment@msn.com

Note that all winning must be claimed not later than
5th of September 2005. After this date, all unclaimed funds will be included
in the next stake.
Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, remember to quote your reference number and
batch numbers in all correspondence.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do
inform our agent 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.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr.Rogers Smith

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