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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: "frank eze" <frankeze1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: frank2004ng@hotmai.com
Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 13:29:28 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!

RREF NUMBER: 014/060/431
BATCH NUMBER: 762901-PCD03
DEAR Sir,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery
Winners International programs held on the 3rd of
september, 2004. Your e-mail address attached to ticket
number 275225896-6453 with serial number
3772-554 drew lucky numbers 7-14-18-23-31-45 which
consequently won in the 2nd category, you have therefore
been approved for a lump sum pay out of 2,000,000 (EUROS )
(TWO MILLION EUROS)

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

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 claiming
and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
participants.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from over 20,000 companies and 30,000,000
individual email addresses and names from all over the
world. This promotional program takes
place every year. This lottery was promoted and sponsored
by eminent
personalities like the Sultan of Brunei.


We look forward to your active participation in our next
year USD50 million slot. You are requested to contact our
clearance office to assist you with the claim and transfer
of your winnings fund into your instructed account by
acknowledging the receipt of this mail with the email
address below.
Email address:
Note that, all winnings must be claimed not later than one
month. After this date all unclaimed funds will be null
and void. 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.

Sincerely yours,

MR Frank biko



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