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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: cindy214@handbag.com
Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2004 19:37:15 -0700
Subject: You Have Won


LEAD LOTTO PROMOTION
ALFONSTRAAT B56 1002 B5 AMSTERDAM
NETHERLANDS.
FROM: THE DESK OF ASMON THE INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE,
AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: OY/2551256003/22
BATCH: 14/0017/IPD
RE/AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE.
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today 7TH
of OCTOMBER winners 2004 0f theLEADWAY LOTTO PROMOTION
LOTTERY/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMS held on 4TH MARCH 2004.
Your company, attached to ticket number 025-1146-1992-750,
with serial 21 13-22 drew the lucky numbers
13-15-22-37-39-43, and consequently won the
lottery in the third category. You have therefore been
approved for a lump sum pay out of US$5.5million in cash
credited to file ref: OY/25511256003/22.
This is from total amount US$20,400,000.00 shared among the
seventeen international winners in this category. All
participants were selected
through a computer ballot system drawn from fifteen million
names from Australia, Newzealand, America, Europe, No rth
America, and Africa as part of international promotions
program, which
is conducted annually.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your funds are now deposited with a security & finance firm
insured your name. Due to the mix up of some numbers and
names, we ask that you keep this
award strictly from public notice until your claims has
been processed and your money remitted to your a
ccount.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this
program. We hope with the part of your prize, you will
participate in our end of year high stakes $5.5billion
international lottery.
To begin your claim, please contact me immediately on my
email address for information of your mandated claims agent
for due processing and remittance
of your price to designated account of your choice.
Remember all prizes be claimed not latter than 30th of
November 2004. After this date all funds will be returned
as unclaimed.
Note: In other to avoid unnecessary delay and
complications, please remember to quote your reference and
batch numbers in everyone of your correspondences with your
agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of your
address, do inform your claims ag
ent as soon as possible.
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN from all our staff and thank you for
being part of our promotions program.
Sincerely
Claims Agent,
Mcdonald Cindy.
YOU CAN CONTACT ME THROUGH THE EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW.
Mcdonaldcindy213@excite.com



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