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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: "Infolottery ." <info_lottery22@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2005 16:05:04 +0000
Subject: MONTH PROGRAMME WINNERS / CONGRATULATIONS!.

Ref: 7458222754
Batch: 905534213/255
Your Winning No: XB3/701/LNRC.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Dear Lucky winner,

We are delighted to inform you of your prize release
for the month 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 2-17-43-47-52 bonus
number 17, which consequently won the lottery in the
second category in this month Programme.

You hereby have been approved a lump sum pay of
US$300,000.00 (Three Hundred Thousand United States
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 our One Million E-mail
addresses from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia,
Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania Region 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 communities where they have
operational base.

Further more your details (e-mail address) falls
within our African representative office in Abidjan
Cote D'Ivoire (RCI), as indicated in your play coupon
and your prize of US$300,000.00 will be released to
you from this regional branch office in Cote D'Ivoire
(IVORY COAST). Simply contact our Financial Agent
Barrister Clems George through his Contacts email
address:

Name: Barrister Clems George.
Email: barrister_clems_george@yahoo.fr

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 25th
of December 2005; otherwise all funds will be returned
as Unclaimed and eventually donated to charity.

Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!

Best Regards,

Mrs Vivian Davison.
(For Public Relations)

NB, If you are from Europe (or), kindly contact our
london office.

Barr. Marshal Smith on:
Email: marshal_esq@yahoo.co.uk
Telephone +44-703-184-1510


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