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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: "CARLA MORIS" <gsllotto@natwestbankukworld.net>
Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 08:15:15 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!

Sir/Madam,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners
International programs held on the 26th of July, 2005. Your e-mail address
attached to ticket number 27522465896-6453 with serial number 3772-554 drew
lucky numbers 7-14-18-31-45 which consequently won in the second category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 500,000 usd (Five
Hundred 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 prosedure that will be established by
you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming,
unecessary 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 20,000,000 cooperate email
address 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 our fiduciary agents: Mr, Brown
Peters of GLOBAL FUNDS MANAGEMENT, NIGERIA. TeleFax: 234-1-8154101, Email:
gslfunds_management@yahoo.com Remember all winnings must be claimed not
later than 17th of Sept, 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, should 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,
Carla Morris (Co-ordinator)
ESTAKE LOTTO LOTTERY/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM.



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