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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: "Heriatge Lottery Funds" <heritage_99@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: agentdavemoris1@web2mail.com
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 01:38:55 +0000
Subject: HERITAGE LOTTERY FUND

HERITAGE LOTTERY FUND
10 NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE,
LONDON WC2N 5BX, THE UNITED KINGDOM.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: HLF/67-AO91652005

WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, 10th of December
2005 of winners of the Heritage Lottery Funds held on 8th of December
2005.Your email address was attached to ticket number 13-2316-5086-477; with
serial number A025-09 drew the lucky numbers 37-13-34-85-56-87, and
consequently won in category A. You have therefore been approved for a lump
sum pay out of £1,000,000.00(GBP) in cash credited to file REF
NO.HLF/67-AO91652005.

This is from total prize money of £7,000.000.00(GBP) shared among the Seven
international winners in the category A.All participants were selected
through a computer ballot system drawn from 100,000 companies/individuals
from Middle East, Australia,New Zealand,America,Asia,Europe and North
America as part of our International Promotions Program,which is conducted
annually.

Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award
strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your
money remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to
avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.

We hope with a part of you prize, you will participate in our end of year
high stakes £19 Million(GBP) international lotto. To begin your claim,
Contact our Claims/Fudiciary agent;

Dr. Dave Moris

Email: agentdavemoris1@web2mail.com



You are to contact our claims office/fudiciary agent , he will send you more
details on how you will claim your winnings.. Remember, you must contact him
using his mailing address not later than 4 weeks after this date or funds
will be returned as unclaimed.

Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our
promotions program.

Sincerely,
Ian Dungavell

PROMOTION DIRECTOR,
HERITAGE LOTTERY FUND




Copyright © 2005 Heritage Lottery Funds . All
rights reserved.


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