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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: "Jeffson Sinclair" <dsworldclaims4@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 17:21:58 +0000
Subject: >>WINNING APPROVAL<<

DISNEYS WORLD LOTTERY, UK
3b Houghton Way, St James Centre,
Leicester City, L30 1RD
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TICKET NO: 0012-1259-801-702DSW
REF NO: DSW-L/200-225951
BATCH NO: 2005DJL-05
SERIAL NO: S/N-00180
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AWARD WINNING APPROVAL: CONGRATULATIONS!!!
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today of winners of the
DISNEYS WORLD LOTTERY PROGRAMS held on 6th December 2005. Your company or
your personal e-mail address is attached to ticket number
0012-1259-801-702DSW, with serial number S/N-00180 drew the lucky numbers
998-24-976-48-21-94, and consequently won in the first lottery category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US 1,000,000.00
DOLLARS in cash credited to file REF NO: DSW-L/200-225951. This is from
total prize money of US 25,000,000.00 DOLLARS, shared among the Twenty five
(25) international winners in this category. All participants were selected
through our Computer ballot system drawn from 21,000 names, 3,000 names from
each continent, as part of International Promotions Program.
Your fund has been deposited in an escrow account with our affiliate bank
here in UK, and insured with your REF NO: DSW-L/200-225951 and your E-mail
address. You are to keep your TICKET NO. REF NO. BATCH NO. and SERIAL NO.
From the public, until you have been processed and your money remitted to
your personal account.
To claim your winning prize, you must first contact the claims department by
email for processing and remittance of your prize money to you. Your
assigned claims officer contact email is:
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Name: Devon Elmer
E-mail: devonelmer@aim.com------------------------------------
Claims Requirements:
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1.Full Name --------------------------------------------------------------
2.Address
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3.Nationality
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4.Age
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5.Occupation
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6.Phone/Fax
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7.Present Country
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PAYMENT MODE: OPTIONS
1) BANK TO BANK WIRE TRANSFER.
2) CERTIFIED CHEQUE MADE OUT IN YOUR NAME COURIERED TO YOU VIA OUR AFFILIATE
COURIER COMPANY AND WILL BE DELIVERED TO YOUR ADDRESS.
**PLEASE INDICATE OPTION THAT BEST SUITS YOU.

He is to help you in claiming your due prize. Remember, all prize money must
be claimed not later than the 31st of December 2005. All funds not claimed
on or before the fixed date will be penalized accordingly.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your ticket, reference, batch and serial numbers in all
correspondences with your claims officer.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Veronica Wallace
For DISNEYS WORLD LOTTERY UK;
_______________________________________________
NB: The DISNEYS WORLD LOTTERY holds the right to cancel your winning if you
are below the age of 18yrs.Employees and immediate family members of
employees of DISNEYS WORLD, its associated companies, professional advisers,
advertising and promotional agencies are not eligible to be winners of this
promotional lottery. Contacts should be made directly to the claims agent
department via email on or before fourteen (14) days after receiving your
winning notification as this is mandatory.



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