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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: "DNL Lottery" <glotto_gh2005@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 17:36:27 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

DNL LOTTORY
28 February Road,
P.O. BOX 3911
Accra Ghana

Dear sir/madam,

We are pleased to announce to you the draw of the Global National lottery
Programmes in Affiliation with the Department of national lottries
International programs held on the 5th of February in 2005
Accra Ghana. In conjunction with the West African monetary institute a
Ticket number: 001-2480-121 and Seria number 23012 attached to your e-mail
address a which subsequently won you the lottery in the2nd category. You
have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$1,000,000.00 (one
Million United States Dollars). This is from a total cash prize of
US$10,000,000.00(TEN) Million dollars, shared amongst the first Twelve
(10)lucky winners in this category.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Afrian booklet
representative office in
Accra Ghana (Africa) as indicated in your play coupon.
In view of this, your US$1,000,000.00 (one Million United States Dollars)
would be released to you by our Global National Lottery Agency (OFFICE)in
Accra Ghana Africa. Our Africa Agent
will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your
funds as soon as
you contact him.

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through
computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 individuals and
companies. This promotion taking place
now as we shall commence sales of ticket by next year.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claims is
processed and your money remitted to you. 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 in for your claim, please contact our Africa Agent: MR.Kofi Kweku
on Email
:(claimsdept_gh@takemail.com)
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, you are to contact MR.DENNIS
SMITH with the followings details
below:
1. Your full names, telephone, contact address.
2. Quote your Ticket number in any correspondences
With us or our designated agent.
Congratulations, once more from all members and Staffs of this program.

Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery
program.

Sincerely,
Dr. Brown W. Koffi
Zonal Coordinator


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