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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: "donald duffus" <l_mails@web.de>
Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2005 16:47:46 +0100
Subject: NOTIFICATION!!

Iuliano Internationale Sweepstakes Lottery
Headquarters:
Derini Casani way,
Vanucci Award Department,
Via Meini 02-06,
4566 Torino,
Italy.

Ref: IISL/4080318306/04
Batch: 23/05/EC11

NOTIFICATION OF WINNING:

It is my sincere pleasure to announce to you
the result of the draw of the Iuliano Intertionale
Sweepstakes Lottery International program
held on the 03th of January 2005 in London, UK.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:
5232465504 with Serial number Z87968DX drew the lucky
numbers: 21-231-111-021, which subsequently won you
the lottery in the 2nd category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total
sum of £850,000.00 (Eight Hundred and Fifty thousand
Great Britain Pounds) in cash, credited to file with reference number IISL/4080318306/04.This is from a total cash prize
of £3.4 Million, shared amongst the first
four (4) lucky winners in this category.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls
within our European booklet representative office in
Italy as indicated in your play coupon.
In view of this, your £850,000.00 (Eight Hundred and
Fifty thousand Great Britain Pounds) would be
released to you by the paying Bank. Our European
agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact him.
All participants were selected randomly from the
World Wide Web through a computer draw system using e-mail
addresses obtained from our affiliate companies.
This promotion takes place annually.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your
winning information confidential till your claims
are processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you
deem fit to claim your prize.
This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid
double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
unscrupulous elements.
Please be warned. To file for your claim, please
contact our fiduciary agent:
Mr. Claudio Vicenzi
The IISL Foundation
Email:cl_vicenzi@yahoo.it
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
please quote your reference/batch numbers in any
correspondence with us or our designated agent.
Congratulations once more from all members and staff
of this program.
Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
Sincerely,
Donald Duffus.
IISL Zonal Coordinator.
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