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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: info_glamourmagazine@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 02:35:14 +0100
Subject: YOU HAVE WON 1.5 MILLION BRITISH POUNDS

The Promotion Department
Glamour Magazine,
6-8 old Bond Street,
London W1S 4PH,
United Kingdom.
Website: http://www.glamour.com

Confidential Notice


Glamour wishes to congratulate you for being one of our successful winners
in the "Thank You Promotion" held on 16th September, 2005 for the most readers
of our esteemed magazine.


We conducted a research through our outlets and various magazine selling
centers all over the world to find out those who patronize our magazine and
their email addresses. Following this, we use our satellite network to find
out whether these emails synchronize with those we got from the magazine
selling centers.


Based on this, we conducted a computer screening exercise on the emails to
select winners on Thank You Promotion. Your email was among the mails randomly
selected to pick the winners of the grand prize of 1.5M British Pounds ,
( One million-Five Hundred Thousand British Pounds ).Your email has been
attached with Case Number: GMUK/440057/2005.


Upon receipt of this notification, we urge you to acknowledge the acceptance
of this award. In that respect, Glamour will proceed in the transfer of 1.5
MILLION BRITISH POUNDS into your designated bank account. On the contrary,
you have the choice to suggest where your fund will be transferred to you.


Glamour will issued you a clearance certificate indicating that you are an
authorized and bonafide winner of Thank You Promo on most readers of Glamour
magazine.


For further enquiry, please contact the promotion manager, Mrs. Anna Barratt
on the below email address, and forward the following particulars as well:
Full Names, Age, Sex, Marital Status, Occupation, Nationality, Resident/Office
Address, Telephone and Fax Number, including a scanned copy of your International
Passport/Driving License via this email address:


{ glamour_magazine00@yahoo.co.uk }


Mrs. Jo Elvin
Editor, Glamour Magazine

___________________________________________________________

Book yourself something to look forward to in 2005.
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Bargain holidays - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/holidays/

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam