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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: swisslotto9@terra.com.mx
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 00:39:55 -0800
Subject: WINNER NOTIFICATION

SWISS LOTTO
GESELLSCHAFT SCHWEIZER ZAHLENLOTTO
POSTFACH 4002 BASEL
REF NUMBER: CSL/74/368/05
BATCH NUMBER: GSZ-583-ST-11-12-05
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
We are pleased to inform you, THAT AS A RESULT OF OUR RECENT Lottery DRAWS
HELD on the 17th Feb. 2005.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number
63538953216-435 with serial number 427-136 drew lucky numbers 1 2 3 28 29
35 +36 which consequently won in the 2nd category. you have therefore been
approved for a lump sum pay out of 4,000,000 (DOLLARS) (four MILLION
DOLLARS)note that All participants in this lottery program have been selected
randomly through a computer ballot system drawn from over 25,000 companies
and 40,000,000 individual email addresses from all search engines and web
sites.
This promotional program takes place every year, and is promoted and sponsored
by eminent personalities like the Sultan of Brunei,Bill Gate of Microsoft,
Michael Dell of Dell Computers and other corporate organizations.This is
to encourage the use of the Internet and computers worldwide.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 claims and unwarranted
abuse of this program by some participants.We look forward to your active
participation in our next year USD 75 million slot.You are requested to
contact our clearance officer below to assist you with your winnings and
subsequent payments.
All winnings must be claimed not later than one month After the date of
this notice.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.
REPLY TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS:swisslotto9@yahoo.co.uk
Sincerely yours,
MRS.Victoria Brown
(LOTTERY COORDINATOR)


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