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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: payment_winning@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 02:02:08 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!YOU HAVE WON

UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Support Center
Bevan House
51 Bevan Avenue
Conway LL28 5AF
United Kingdom
Mail to DR KENNETH PAYNE
E-Mail:( payment_winning@yahoo.co.uk)
CONGRATULATIONS!!!YOU HAVE WON
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
I was directed to inform you that our anual lottery promotion held
on the 12th JULY 2005 and annouce on 28th AUGUST 2005.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 27522465896-532 with
serial
number 652-662 drew lucky numbers 7-14-18-23-31-45 which consequently
won
in the 1st category. you have therefore been approved for a lump sum
pay of
4.5m POUNDS STERLING (FOUR MILLION AND FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS
STERLING) note that All participants in this lottery program have been
selected randomly through a computer ballot system drawn from over
200,000
companies and 400,000,000 individual email addresses from all search
engines and web sites. This promotional program takes place every year.

It is promoted and sponsored by world FAMOUS UK NATIONAL LOTTERY. This
is
to encourage the use of the internet and computers worldwide. For
security
purpose and clarity, (we advise that you keep your winning information
confidential until your claims have been processed and your money
remitted
to you.) This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claims
and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.We look forward
to
your active participation in our next year 500 MILLION POUNDS STERLING
slot.You are requested to contact our/your LOTTERY COORDINATOR. below
to
assist you recieve your winnings and furnish you with any information
you
may need.

All winnings must be claimed not later than 24th NOVEMBER 2005. Please
note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember
to
quote your WINNING NUMBERS, SERIAL NUMBERS and TICKET numbers in all
correspondence. Further more, should there be any change of address do
inform our agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations once more and thank you for being part of our
promotional
program.
NOTE: YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED IF YOU ARE BELOW18 YEARS OF
AGE.
Yours Sincerely,
MR. MILKY COLE.
ANNOUNCER
mail to: Dr.KENNETH PAYNE
Email: payment_winning@yahoo.co.uk
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
(LOTTERY COORDINATOR)


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