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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: "Free Lotto" <lucky100winners11@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: tony_smith20082000@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 14:44:00 -0800
Subject: Congratulations you Have Won Lottery !!!!

FROM:THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
THE FREE LOTTO COMPANY: WINNING FINAL NOTIFICATION.CONGRATULATIONS!!!

We are please to announce you as one of the 100 lucky winners in the
FreeLotto draw held on the 16th Friday of SEPTEMBER, 2005
All 10 winning addresses were randomly selected from a batch of
50,000,000 international emails.
Your email address emerged alongside 99 others as a category 2 winner
in this year's Annual FreeLotto Draw.Consequently, you have therefore been
approved for

a total pay out of 315,810.00(three hundred and fifteen thousand, eight
hundred and ten
British pounds sterling) only.
In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember
to quote your reference number and batch numbers all correspondence

1,Email ticket number: ticket # 17542/06587/66483
2,BATCH:# 427-901-527-Dg43
3,The file Ref # : 232/656/4509
4,lucky # 8-16-18-23-31-45
5,lotto code # : FL09622/UK
Please contact the under listed claims officer as soon as possible
for the immediate release of your winnings:



Mr. Tony Smith
Chief financial Director
The Freelotto Company
Telephone number +44 -703-191-1750
Fax: +44-870 478 4034
Email : tony_smith20082000@yahoo.com


For processing and remittance of your cash to a designated account of
your choice. remember,all winnings must be claim not later than 30th of
SEPTEMBER,

2005, After this date,
All unclaims funds will be returned to the International Lotto, you
should contact Mr. Tony Smith about the claimant procedures, send your fax
and
telephone to Mr. Tony Smith , this will enable his office to send the
claims application form (A4)to you the Beneficiary.

Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications
please remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers all
correspondence.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform Mr. Tony Smith
as soon

as possible.
Mr. Tony Smith is responsible for the processing of your approved
file to the bank for payment.
Congratulations once again, from all members of staff and thank you for
being part of our promotions program.

Once again on behalf of all our staff, reply to
(tony_smith20082000@yahoo.com)

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Sincerely,
Free Lotto
Promotions Manager
The Lotto company

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