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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: luckyballotmail@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 14:05:18 +0100
Subject: IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION

FROM:PROMOTIONS DEPARTMENT OF GLOBAL INTERNET LOTTERY WINNING NOTICE FOR
CATEGORY C WINNER -
Ref No:lL/03/357856256/NL

Global Internet Lottery has just concluded final draws from it's periodic
promotional program.An exclusive list of thousands of individual and corporate
bodies were picked by automated random computer search from the internet.No
tickets were sold. Your email address emerged as one of three winners in
the category A.Only email addresses were soughted,from a total number of
25,000 addresses drawn from all over the globe. After an automated computer
ballot of our International Promotions Program, only THREE winners emerged
in this category and therefore each are to receive payouts of ?3,000,000,00
from the total of ?9,000,000.00 (NINE MILLION EUROS).
However,every email address selected was accompanied by a reference and ticket
number,after the cyber lotto selection,the below ticket and reference numbers
emereged as one of the lucky winners in the above category.CONGRATULATIONS!!!

The code number for Global Internet Lotto is :lL25278NL
You may be required to provide any of the above information during the process
of collecting your prize. For the process of your prize money claim,we have
employed the service of an lnternational insurance Firm,they are to handle
the transfer of your cash prize of ?3,000,000.00 in line with our procedures
and upon your directions.Your prize has been insured to its full value with
your email address and will be transferred to you under their professional
service .
You are also advised to send a copy of this email,to your claims agent Mr
Craig Hanson, when contacting him.
Note the Global internet lottery code no: lL25278NL
Reference number for your prize is:lL/03/357856256/NL,
Ticket number:lL252/03/78.

You may be required to provide any of the above information during the process
of collecting your prize
To immediately initiate the processing of your prize claim ,please contact
our Category "C" financial handlers INTERNATIONAL FINANCE AND INSURANCE,below
are the contact information of their financial director:

Mr Craig Hanson
Financial Director
Email: interfinsurance@europe.com


We congratulate you once again and it is our hope that you participate in
any of our international programs in the nearest future.

Thank you.
Sincerely,
Tracy Harrison(ms)
Promotions Manager
Global internet lottery.
NOTE: YOU ARE REQUIRED TO KEEP YOUR WINNING INFORMATION SUCH AS THE WINNING
NUMBERS CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL AFTER CLAIMS AND TRANSFER OF PRIZE INTO YOUR ACCOUNT,
AS WE WILL NOT ENTERTAIN CASES OF DOUBLE OR MULTIPLE CLAIMS.

___________________________________________________________

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