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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: "virgin inter" <virgininterlottery@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 23:28:01 +0000
Subject: congratulation .winners

It is our pleasure to inform you that you have emerged as a Category "A"
winner of the Virgin International Lottery United Kingdom (UK)

Attention: Winner


You are entitled to a prize sum of Four Million Five Hundred Thousand United
State Dollars Reference number for your prize is PILS/SA/UK/69-810278,
ticket number A/04-3919.

As a category A winner, you have been selected from a total number of 25,000
names drawn from Asia, Africa,Europe, Middle East and America. After the
computer ballot of our International Promotions Program, only six winners
emerged in the category and therefore both are to receive payouts of Four
Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars from the total
27,000,000.00 United States Dollars for second category winners.

We in the Virgin International Lottery United Kingdom (UK) , It is by this
program, launching our model computer balloting lottery draws, developed and
designed to satisfy the cravings of the ever growing number of participants
in our various lottery programs. With funds accrued exclusively from
previous draws, payouts to all winners are guaranteed and will be
transferred in record time.

To immediately collect your prize, please contact our Category "A" financial
handlers with information below:

Mr. James Stuart
Trust House Finance & Trust Limited
London
United Kingdom
Email :virginlnterlottery2004@london.com
Fax.+ 44-704-011-5823
web site:www.internationallottouk.com

Provide prize reference number-PILS/SA/UK/69-810278 and winning ticket
number-A/04-3919 for confirmation. In your best interests, you must initiate
contact within one week of receipt of this correspondence.

You are also advised to send a copy of this email,either by fax or email, to
your financial handler Mr. Richard Spencer when contacting him. You are to
keep all lottery information from the public as we will not entertain cases
of multiple claims processing or compromise the privacy and security for all
winners.

Other necessary Premier International Lotto South Africa information are:

Draw 1 number: 001-22528
Draw 2 number: 002-8073

International Lottery code no: IL66118

You may be required to provide any of the above information during the
process of collecting your prize. You are seriously advised once again to
keep all winning lottery information and numbers from the public in line
with our company security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted
abuse of this program by unscrupulous individuals.

We congratulate you once again and it is our hope that you participate in
any of our international programs in the nearest future.

Thank you
Sincerely,

THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
VIRGIN INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY UK.
St.Catherine's Court
Herbert Road
Solihull
West Midlands
United Kingdom
B91 3QE

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