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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: "Department of National Lottery" <dnlagency@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: Claims_dept@mail2winner.com
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 05:00:27 -0700
Subject: Winning Notification

Department of National lottery
Customer Service
580 N. Tenth Street
Accra Ghana.
an Affiliate of Global National Lottery
Foundmoney InternationalArena Complex Km 18
Route de Rufisque
I.P.P Award Dept.
Tel: 1-309-2502881
Fax: 1-309-4180543



WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw of the Department of
National lottery International programs
held on the 3rd of january in Accra Ghana.
In conjuction with the west African Monetary Institute
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:
544 7443465 L44 which subsequently won you the
lottery in the 3rd category.


You have therefore been approved to claim a total
sum of US$1,000,000.00 (One Million United States Dollars) in cash. This is from a total cash prize of U! S$10 Million dollars,sharedamongest the first hundred (10) lucky winners in
this category.


Please note that your lucky winning number falls
within our Accra booklet representative office in
Accra as indicated in your play coupon.

In view of this, your US$1,000,000.00 (One Million United States Dollars) would be released to you by our firm in Ghana . Our office will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you in contact.


All participants were selected randomly from World
Wide Web site through computer draw system and
extracted from over 100,000 individuals and companies.
This promotion takes place annually.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your
winning information confidential till your claims is
processed and your money remitted to you in whatever
manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is
part of our precautionary m! easure to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this progr am by some
unscrupulous elements. Please be warned.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary
agent:

Mr.Dennis Williams Jr.
Email: claims_dept@mail2winner.com

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, you are
to contact Mr.Dennis Williams Jr. with followings details below:

1. Your full names,telephone,fax and contact address
2. quote your Ticket number in any correspondences
with us or our designated agent.

Congratulations, once more from all members and
staffs of this program. Thank you for being part of
our promotional lottery program.

Sincerely,

SIR Benard Wright.
Accra Zonal Coordinator.

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