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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: johnmartin_77@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 02:58:57 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CONGRATULATIONS=21=21=21?=

FROM: UNIVERSAL STAKES LOTTERY
REF NUMBER: 014/060/532
BATCH NUMBER: 762901-PCD03

Sir/Madam,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners International
programs held on the 1st of November, 2004. Your e-mail address attached
to ticket
number 27522465896-6453 with serial number 3772-554 drew lucky numbers 7-14-18-23-31-45
which consequently won in the 2nd category, you have therefore been approved
for a lump sum pay out of 2,000,000 (EUROS ) (TWO MILLION EUROS) CONGRATULATIONS!!!


For security purpose and clarity, we advise that you keep your winning information
confidential until your claims have been processed and your money remitted
to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. All participants
were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000 companies
and 30,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world.
This promotional program takes place every year. This lottery was promoted
and sponsored by eminent personalities like the Sultan of Brunei. We look
forward to your active participation in our next season of USD50 million
slot.
You are requested to contact our Financial Agent Mr FRANK to assist you
with the claim and transfer of your winnings fund into your instructed account.
Email address frank_200420@yahoo.co.uk that all winnings must be claimed
not later than one month. After this date all unclaimed funds will be null
and void. Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as
soon as possible.

Congratulations once more and thank you for being part of our promotional
program.


Sincerely yours
MR JOHN MARTIN
(Lottery Coordinator)




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