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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: tracyseedoff4@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 15:15:36 +0100
Subject: BRITISH AWARD NOTIFICATION

BRITISH LOTTERY HEADQUERTERS
Customer Service
Euro - Afro Asian Sweepstake Lottery
an Affiliate of watergate inc.
28 TANFIELD ROAD,
CROYDON.LONDON
Ref: BTL/491OXI/04
Batch: 14/255/3034
Date: 10/11/2004
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw of the BRITISH LOTTERY HEADQUERTERS
Sweepstake Lottery

International programs held on the 28th of october 2004 in London.Your e-mail
address attached to

ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5388/02 drew the lucky


numbers:31-6-26-13-35-7,which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd
category.
You are therefore, been approved to claim a total sum of
US$2,500,000.00 (Two million, five hundred thousand, United
StatesDollars) in cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/02.This is from
a total cash prize of US $125 Million dollars, shared amongst the first
Fifty (50) lucky winners

in this category.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet
representative

office in Europe as indicated in our play coupon.
In view of this, your US$2,500,000.00 (Two million, five hundred thousand,United
States Dollars)

would be released to you by our affiliate bank in London.
Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release
of your funds to you

as soon as you make contact with her .
All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through
computer draw system

and extracted from over 100,000 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 a part of our precautionary
measure to avoid

double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous
elements.
Please be warned.To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent
with the below

details for processing of your claims.
AGENT: Mr Luisa MATINS
Email:luisamatins@netscape.com
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch
numbers in any

correspondences with us or our designated ent.Congratulations once more
from all members and

staffs of this program.
Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
Sincerely,
MRS FLORAH MARK.
AFRO-ASIAN Zonal Coordinator


__________________________________________________________________
Win 12 amazing weekend breaks, one every month for a year to Dublin, Milan,
the Alps, Paris and beyond

http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/competitions/brilliant_weekends.html

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