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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: "inter lottery" <uk_interlottery04@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 20:15:34 +0000
Subject: FINAL NOTICE.

INTER LOTTERY PROMOTION
LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS.
9th floor, 12str. christopher's
Palace. W1U 2NQ UNITED KINGDOM.

FINAL NOTICE.

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement of winners of the INTER
LOTTERY PROMO, UNITED KINGDOM. (THE SCIENTIFIC GAME PROMO
LOTTERY;THE UNITED KINGDOMS/INTERNATIONAL)Your email address, is attached to
ticket number 023-56678230954, with serial number 5073-11
drew the lucky numbers 7-14-21-42-49-59, batch number 6858/NL and
consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category. You have therefore
been approved for a lump sum pay out of 1.5 Million Dollars in cash credited
to file LOTTERY REF NO.SGIL/763276/03.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from a
collation of frequent internet users from all over the world
from Australia,New Zealand, America, Europe, North America, Af! ! rica and
Asia as part of International Promotions Program, which is
conducted bia-annually, and is promoted and sponsored by eminent world
personalitieslike the (SULTAN OF BRUNEI, BILL GATES OF MICROSOFT INC
and other corporate organisations).This is to encourage the use of the
internet and computers worldwide.

We ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim
has been processed and your money paid to you. 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 your prize, you will
participate in our end of year high stakes, please contact your
claim agent;
OUR FIDUCIAL AGENT, MR MICHAEL BROWN
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER, LOTTERY
HEADQUARTERS. COVENTRY, UNITED KINGDOM
coy@sify.com or interlot_agents@myway.com

Please be aware that your Paying Authority will E! ff! ect Payment Swiftly
upon satisfactory Report,Verifications and val idat ion provided by our
processing Agent; that would be designated to your file. For due processment
of your winning prize to you.Remember,all prize money must be claimed on or
before first week of Jan 2006.After this date,all funds will be returned as
unclaimed.

NOTE: Furthermore In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
please remember to quote your reference and batch
numbers in every one of your correspondences with your agent. Furthermore,
should there be any change of your address, do inform
your claims agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once again from our
team of staff and thank you for being part of our
program.Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is AUTOMATICALY DISQUALIFIED.

Finally, Original copy of your prize-winning certificate will be sent to you
after claim declaration. Congratulations again from all our
Staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.

Sincerely,
ROSE WILLIAMS (Mrs.)

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