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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: "exquisite lotto" <exquisitelotto_londonuk@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2005 22:38:33 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS.



THE FREE LOTTO COMPANY
UK OFFICE
SUITE 23-30,LION TOWERS
CENTRAL LONDON
ENGLAND


Dear Winner,
On behalf of FREE LOTTO COMPANY OF UNITED KINGDOM, I wish to congratulate
you as one of the 10 lucky winners in the Free Lotto draw held on the 30TH
November, 2005. All 10 winning addresses were randomly selected from a batch
of 50,000,000 international mails. Your email address emerged alongside 9
others as a A category winner in this year's Annual Free Lotto Draw.

Consequently, you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of
1,000,000 USD (One million USD only). The following particulars are attached
to your lotto payment
Order:

(i) Winning numbers: 37-13-43-85-67-11
(ii) Ref number: FL/04/736207152/UK
(iii) Batch number: FL09622UK


Please contact the under listed claims officer under category A winners as
soon as possible for the immediate release of your winnings:

MR.Greg Martins
Apex Finance & Securities.
342 Walworth road,
London,
SE172NA
United Kingdom
TEL : +44-7023-0510-23
FAX : +44-7075-0554-66

EMAIL:gregmartins_apexfin@hotmail.com

Once again on behalf of all our staff, CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Sincerely,

Adams Danny


This email notification is auto-generated its contents are valid for only
two weeks and it is unmonitored so do not reply.



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