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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: "EBAY ACEMAP INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAM" <windowshopper@wooow.it> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 11:37:36 +0100
Subject: Congratulations!!

C/ Guzmán el Bueno nº 137
28003 Madrid, España.
DATE: 22rd October, 2004

Dear Winner,

Congratulations!!
You were a winner of our summer EBAY ACEMAP INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAM that was held on the 4th September 2004. Due to mix up of email address, the results were finally released on 15th October, 2004.Winner were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from ''300,000,000'' E-mail addresses as window buyers from the EBAY ACEMAP shop, from eight different Zones; North America, Latin America, Caribbean, Western Europe, Eastern Europe ,Middle East ,Asia, South Asia and Australia/South Pacific.
Your E-mail address generated EBAY ACEMAP jackpot number 0220-11444999-0550 with serial number EBAY/0550/SH, drew the lucky numbers 4-18-24-30-31-35, which consequently won the lottery in the 1st category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of £1.5M (One Million Five Hundred Thousand pounds) to file reference number: EGS/2251256003/02,from a total cash price of £22.500,000.00 (Twenty Two Million Five Hundred Thousand pounds) shared among fifteen (15) international winners in this grand category.
We are please to inform you that as a Winner of EBAY ACEMAP INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAM, you have 1year free shopping discount of 15% from any of the eBay Shop.
Congratulations!!
Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds to you as soon as you make contact.
CLAIM AGENT.
Mr. Mark Brown
ASSETS TRACER REALTYAGENT
152 Harlesden str.willesde
NW09 3RX London.
Tel #: 447747588804
Fax #: 448701300148
Email: assettracer@realtyagent.com
Congratulations once again from all members of our staff and thanks for being part of our promotions program.
Mae Covington
Promotion Department
Email:windowshopper@winning.com
Web Promoter: windowshopper@wooow.it

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam