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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: "LOTTERY AGENCY LONDON UK" <lotteryagencyuk2005@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: lottery_agency20052@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 03:51:45 -0700
Subject: VERY URGENT CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

BRITISH LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS:
CUSTOMER SERVICE,
*******************************************
28 TANFIELD ROAD,CROYDON. LONDON
*******************************************
Ref: KPC/9080118308/02/TCA
Batch: 12/25/0034
Email:lottery_agency20052@yahoo.com
www.freelotto.com


REF NUMBER;OSL/653/029/03, BATCH NUMBER;
AT-040-SB06-03

ATTENTION: Lucky Winner.

We are pleased to inform you, that as a result of our recent lottery draws
held on 25th FEBUARY 2005.Your Name and Email address attached to Ticket
Number 27522465896-532 with serial number 652-662 drew lucky number
7-14-18-23-31-45, which consequently won 2nd category. You have therefore
been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$2,500,000.00(UNITED STATES
DOLLARS) Note: ALL participants in this lottery program have been selected
randomly Through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000 Companies
and 30,000,000 individual Names, email addresses from all search engines
and web sites.

This promotional program takes place every year, and is promoted and
sponsored by eminent personalities like the Sultan of Brunei, Bill Gates
Have Microsoft Inc, Multi Choice- china site and other corporate
organizations. This is to encourage the use of the Internet and computers
worldwide.

For security purpose and clarity, we advise that you keep your winning
information confidential until your claims have been processed and your
money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.

We look forward to your active participant in our next year US$50 Million
slot. You are requested to contact our clearance officer below to assist
you with your winning and subsequent payments. All-winnings must be claim
not later than one month after the date of this notice. Please note, in
order to avoid unnecessary delay and complications remember to quote your
reference number and batch numbers in all Correspondence.

Furthermore, should there be any change of addresses do inform our agent as
soon as possible. Congratulations once more and thank you for being part
of our promotional program.

NOTE; YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED IF YOU ARE
BELOW 20 YEARS OF AGE.

Sincerely yours
Mr brian williams
Online zonal Co-ordinator

FOR FURTHER INFORMATIONS CONTACT.
NAME: MISS ROSE MOORE
Email:lottery_agency20052@yahoo.com



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