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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: "Inter Lottery" <info@interlotonline.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 10:14:39 +0000
Subject: FINAL NOTICE.

INTER LOTTERY PROMOTION
LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS.
COVENTRY, UNITED KINGDOM.

FINAL NOTICE.

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement of winners of the
INTER LOTTERY PROMO, UNITED KINGDOM. (THE SCIENTIFIC GAME PROMO LOTTERY;THE
UNITED KINGDOMS/INTERNATIONAL)Your email address, is attached to ticket
number 023-56678230954, with serial number 5073-11 drew the lucky numbers
7-14-21-42-49-59, batch number 6858/NL and consequently won the lottery in
the 3rd category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
1.5 Million Dollars in cash credited to file LOTTERY REF NO.SGIL/763276/03.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from a collation of frequent internet users from all over the world
from Australia,New Zealand, America, Europe, North America, Africa and
Asia as part of International Promotions Program, which is conducted
bia-annually, and is promoted and sponsored by eminent world personalities
like the (SULTAN OF BRUNEI, BILL GATE OF MICROSOFT INC and other corporate
organisations).

this is to encourage the use of the internet and computers worldwide.
We ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your
claim has been processed and your money paid to you. This is part of
our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by
participants of this program. We hope with a part of your prize, you
will participate in our end of year high stakes, please contact your
claim agent;

OUR FIDUCIAL AGENT, MR MICHAEL BROWN
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER, LOTTERY
HEADQUARTERS. COVENTRY, UNITED KINGDOM
[coys@myway.com or coys@inMail24.com

Please be aware that your Paying Authority will Effect Payment Swiftly
upon satisfactory Report,Verifications and validation provided by our
processing Agent; that would be designated to your file. For due
processment of your winning prize to you.Remember,all prize money must
be claimed not later than 17th Oct; 2005.After this date,all funds
will be returned as unclaimed.

NOTE: Furthermore In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of
your correspondences with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any
change of your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations once again from our team of staff and thank you for being
part of our program.Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is AUTOMATICALY
DISQUALIFIED.

Finally, Original copy of your prize-winning certificate will be sent to you
after claim declaration. Congratulations again from all our Staff and thank
you for being part of our promotions program.

Sincerely,

Rose WILLIAMS (Mrs.)


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