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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: "lotto agent" <lotto_agent001@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 01:18:25 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

Winners Jumbo Lottery Promo
9 Chaucer House
Churchill gardens
London, SW1V 3DW
United Kingdom.
16th Floor SABC Radio Park Building Henley Road
Auckland Park, ZA-2006 Johannesburg.
Ref: win/oct102/05
Batch:05/10/wa34

WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw of the Winners Lottery promo
International programs held on the 1st of June 2005 in
Kumasi,Ghana.Your email address attached to ticket number :/1960 with
serial number:- /5590/45 drew the lucky number 3-1-174, which
subsequently won you the lottery in the first category. You have therefore
been
approved to claim a total sum of US$2,000,000.00 (Two million United
States Dollars)in cash credited to file wlp/23456/05. This is from a
total cash prize of US$ 60,000,000 Million Dollars,shared amongst the first
thirty (30)lucky winners in this category. In view of this,your US$
2,000,000.00 (Two million, United States Dollars ) would be released
to you by our redemption centers in Africa and Europe.Our agents
will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your
funds as soon as you contact her. All participants were selected
randomly from World wide Website through computer ballot system
extracted from over 1,000,000 companies and individuals.This promotion
takes place annually. For security reasons,you are advised to keep
your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and
your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your
prize.
This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming
and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.
Please be warned. To file your claims, please contact our agent:

Mr Freeman Davies
Universal Trust Inc.
Email: lottoagent@EMAILACCOUNT.COM
Tel:+44-703-184-7785
Fax:+44-707-502-0586


Note that all winning must be claimed not later than 10days of
receiving this notification. After this date all unclaimed, funds will
be included in the next stake. To avoid unnecessary delay and
complication

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