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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: "AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY" <australianlotteri@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 17:38:51 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS

Date: 1/11/2005
Ref: 7458222754
Batch: 905534213/255
Winning no: XB3/701/LNRC
CONGRATULATIONS !

Dear Lucky winner

We are delighted to inform you of your prize release
on the 30tht of september 2005 from the Australian
International Lottery programme. Which is fully based
on an electronic selection of winners using their
Your name was attached to ticket number; 7458222754,
905534213 serial number 6741137002
This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows
2-17-43-47-52bonus number 17,which consequently won
the lottery in the second category.
You here by have been approved a lump sum pay of
US$200,000.00 (TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) in cash
credit file ref: ILP/MW 47509/02 from the total cash
prize shared amongst eight lucky winners in this
category.
All participant were selected through a computer
balloting system drawn from Nine hundred thousand
E-mail addresses from Canada, Australia, United
States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania
as part of our international promotions program which
is conducted annually. This Lottery was promoted and
sponsored by a conglomorate of some multinational
companies as part of their social responsibility to
the citizens in the commmunities where they have
operational base.
Further more your details(e-mail address) falls within

our African representative office in
Nigeria, as indicated in your play coupon
and your prize of US$200,000.00 will be released to
you from this regional branch office in NIGERIA.Simply

contact our Financial Agent BARR MUSA IBRAHIM with
this email address;barr_musa45@yahoo.com

We hope with part of your prize, you will participate
in
our end of year high stakes for US$1.3 Billion
international draw.
Please quote your Date of draw,reference,
batch and winning numbers which can be found on the
top left corner of this and telephone number to help
locate your file easily. For security reasons, we
advice all winners to keep this information
confidential from the public until your claim is
processed and your prize released to you.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this
programme by non-participant or unofficial personnel.
Note, all winnings MUST be claimed on or before 30th
of November, 2005; otherwise all funds will be
returned as
Unclaimed and eventually donated to charity
Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!
Best Regards,
Mrs Grace Karimu
(For Public Relations)
N/B if you are from europe, kindly contact our london
office. Mr.Kenneth Williams
on kenwilliams_agent@yahoo.co.uk
Phone +447031956712

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