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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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Please note about this email:

• It is a fake lottery scam (9 typical phrases found).
  
• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "msn/ sympatico lottery" <msnlottery2006@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 14:34:30 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATION

The MSN/SYMPATICO LOTTERY

                               WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!
 
We happily announce to you the draw (#649) of the MSN/SYMPATICO LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on 29TH OCTOBER 2005.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545  with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 04-14-19-25-26-49 (bonus no.21),which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category  match 6 plus bonus.
 
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of $41,851. (Forty one thousand eight hundred and fifty one dollars ) in cash credited to file U/9023118308/03.
 
This is from a total cash prize of  £3,941,436 shared amongst the first three(3)lucky winners in this category.
  Additional Information:
 
  Jackpot winner(s) 3 Machine used for Draw PEARL  Winners by Lucky Dip 208656 Ball set used 3 All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions,email providers, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place weekly.
 
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon.In view of this, your $41,851would be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.
 
Our European agent will immediately commence theprocess to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.
 
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim 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. Please be warned. To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
 

Mr. Mark Smith
Email: mark_smith2002serviceinfo@hotmail.com
 
Goodluck from me and members of staff of MSN Lottery team. For lottery results go to our results page at: http://lottery.sympatico.msn.ca/cgi-bin/english?job=show_results&lottery=na_lotto_649
 
Sincerely,
The MSN!! Mail Team

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