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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: lottery__confirmation@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 05:19:04 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?OVERSEAS=20LOTTERY=20INTERNATIONAL?=

OVERSEAS LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
LONDON.12 BRIDGE STREET,
STAINES MIDDLESEX TW18 4TP UK

REF NUMBER: OSL/653/029/03
BATCH NUMBER: AT-040-SB06-03

DEAR SIR/MADAM,

We are pleased to inform you, THAT AS A RESULT OF OUR RECENT Lottery DRAWS
HELD on the 15 SEPT 2004. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number27522465896-532
with serial number 652-662 drew lucky numbers 7-14-18-23-31-45which consequently
won
in the 2nd category. you have therefore been approved for alump sum pay
out of 4,000,000 (POUNDS) (FOUR MILLION POUNDS) note that All participants
in this lottery program have been selected randomly througha computer ballot
system drawn from over 20,000 companies and 30,000,000 individual email
addresses from all search engines and web sites. Thispromotional program
takes place every year, and is promoted and sponsored by eminent
personalities like the Sultan of Brunei, bill gates
of microsoft inc and other corporate organisations. this is to encourage
the use of the internet and computers worldwide.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 claims and unwarranted
abuse of this program by some participants.

We look forward to your active participation in our next year USD50 millions
lot.You are requested to contact our clearance officer below to assist you
with your winnings and subsequent payments. all winnings must be claimed
not later than one month After the date of this notice.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 assoon as possible.
Congratulations once more and thank you for being part of our promotional
program.NOTE: YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED IF YOU ARE BELOW 18 YEARS
OF AGE.
Sincerely yours,

MORGAN SMITH
(LOTTERY COORDINATOR)
YOU ARE ADVICE TO CONTACT MR LEWIS BROWN FOR YOUR CLAIM

FOREIGN DEPARTMENT MANAGER,

CASH CHANGE UK LTD
EMAIL ADDRESS:lewisbrown_2001@yahoo.co.uk







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