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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: "BUCK - MEGA - LOTTO" <megabucklotto2@netscape.net>
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 00:14:31 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS

CONGRATULATIONS FROM
BUCK-MEGA LOTTO
DON SMITH
AMSTERDAM-NEDERLAND
1725 DW/
REF NUMBER: 014/060/532
BATCH NUMBER: 762901-PCD03

Sir/Madam,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners
International
Programs held on the 31ST of August, 2005. Your e-mail address
Attached to ticket number 27522465896-6453 with serial number 3772-554
Drew lucky numbers 7-14-18-23-31-45 which consequently won in the 2nd
Category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
Euros 2,500,000(TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND EURO'S).
CONGRATULATIONS!!!


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 claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
Participants. All participants were selected through a computer ballot
System

Drawn from over 20,000 companies and 30,000,000 individual email addresses

And names from all over the world. This promotional program takes place

Every year.

This lottery was promoted and sponsored by eminent personalities like
The Sultan of Brunei. We look forward to your active participation in
Our next year EURO'S 50 million slot.

You are requested to contact our clearance office to assist you with
The claim and transfer of your winnings fund into your instructed account

By acknowledging the receipt of this mail with the email address below.

Email address: megabucklotto@netscape.net or donsmith1000@excite.com Note. That, all winnings must be claimed
Not later than one month. This date all unclaimed funds will be null and
Void.

Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
Remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all
Correspondence.

Furthermore, should there be any change of address 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 18 YEARS OF
AGE.


Sincerely yours,
DON SMITH.
Payment Officer
Email: donsmith1000@excite.com
Email: megabucklotto@netscape.net

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