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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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Please note about this email:

• It is a fake lottery scam (9 typical phrases found).
  

Fraud email example:

From: "lottery promo" <promolottery_lotto@web.de>
Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2004 16:12:26 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS,YOU ARE A WINNER!!!!

UNIVERSAL E-MAIL LOTTERY PROMOTION
           AV 5 CASTILLA MADRID SPAIN
 FROM:UNIVERSAL AWARD DEPT.
 REF: SUN/2010-968091/03
 BATCH: 54/010/IPD
 DATE:7/11/2004
 RE: EMAIL WINNING CONFIRMATION NOTICE
 We are glad to inform you that your E-mail address appears as the confirmed
 Winner of our last UNIVERSAL email lottery program held on the 1th November
 2004.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 20675543256-786 with
 Serial number  3765-75 drew lucky numbers 7-12-18-24-32-45, which
 Consequently
 won
 in the  2nd category, you have therefore been approved For a lump sum payment
 of US$5,500.000.00  united state Dollars.dollars{US$5,! 500.000.00}.
 CONGRATULATIONS!!! This promotional program takes place every year. All
 participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over
 100,000 companies and 50,000, 000 individual email addresses and names from
 all over the world.
 In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to
 quote  your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence.We ask
 that you  keep your winning information confidential until your claims has
 been  processed and your money remitted to you. Remember all winnings must be
 claimed not  later  than 15th of Decemeber 2004. After this date all unclaimed
 funds will  be  included in the next stake.
To file for your claim or for further details, please contact our agent Dr
 Rosemary Combs at dr_combs@rediffmail.com
&! nbsp; In respect of our commitment towards helping the less previledge , we ask
 that  you voluntarily contribute 1% of  your Global winnings to any charity
 organization you desire at  yourconvinience.
 Congratulations once more from our members of staff.
Mrs. Anita O'Sullivan
Global Winning

 

 

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