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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: "Mr.Robert Hart." <roberthart@walla.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: robert_hart2001@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 18:57:57 +0100
Subject: Good News.

Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust Charity Foundation.
PO Box 31 Victory Road
Derby DE24 8BJ England,United Kingdom.
Ref No: RRCF/816/185/2004
Batch No: 581-FC7-17-AK

Dear Sir/Madam,

Notification of Cash Grant/Donation.
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This is to notify you that you have
been selected by the Board of Trustees
of the above International charity
organization based in the United
Kingdom for a Cash Grant/Donation of
US$1,200,000; for Business, Economic,
Social and Research developments in
your community.The Rolls-Royce Heritage
Trust Charity Foundation,an independent
society,was launched in 1981,the year
when Rolls-Royce Limited celebrated
it's 75th anniversary by the Multi-Million
Rolls-Royce family with the objective of
Human Growth and Community development.

In line with this year anniversary program,
the Rolls-Royce foundation in conjunction
with the British Council is giving out One
Hundred Million United States Dollars
as specific Donations/Grants to 150 lucky
international recipients worldwide in
different categories for Business
development and Social upliftment of
their various communities.

Based on the exercise held last month ,
your name was selected among the lucky
recipients to receive the award sum of
US$1,200,000 as charity donations/grants
from the Rolls-Royce Foundation in
accordance with the enabling act of
Parliament.All participants were selected
through a computer balloting system drawn
from over 285,000 companies and individuals
from Australia, New Zealand, Africa, Europe,
North America,South America and Asia
as part our International promotions.

Due to the mix up of some numbers and names,
we ask that you keep this award strictly from
public notice until your award has been
fully processed and your money remitted to
your bank account. This is part of our
security protocol to avoid double claiming
or unscrupulous acts by participants of
this program.

You are required to Contact immediately
the Finance Co-ordinator,below for the
immidiate processing and collection of
your Grant with your Full Names,Telephone
and Email.Please quote your reference
No. and batch No. in all correspondence.

Contact:

Mrs.Suzanne Bergen
Finance Co-ordinator
Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust Charity Foundation
Email: suzannebargen@fsmail.net
Note that this Donations/Grants are
administered by approved British
Banks and therefore subject to British
Laws.On behalf of the Board kindly accept
our warmest congratulations.

Yours faithfully,
Mr.Robert Hart.
Executive Secretary

NB:PLEASE ALL CORRESPONDENCE SHOULD
BE DIRECTED TO THE FINANCE
CO-ORDINATOR:MRS.SUZANNE BERGEN.

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