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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: "MARK MORGAN" <virtualworlddirect@london.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: virtualworlddrect@winning.com
Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2004 21:21:02 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

Virtual World Direct Lotto,
Zone ‘Z’ Network Draws 2004
Clipsal Powerhouse,
44c Crittenden Road,
London.W15 1DD.
United Kingdom

Dear Winner,

RE: 2004 VIRTUAL WORLD DIRECT PROMO EMAIL LOTTERY DRAW WINNING
NOTIFICATION.

I have been officially directed to notify you that the
2004 Virtual world direct Promo Email Lottery Draws have been
concluded and you have emerged one of our lucky
winners at our Zone ‘Z’ Network (ZZN) Centre in United Kingdom.

This draws have been facilitated by world’s leading
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) worldwide to greatly
reward internet users through automated email Draws
process where winners are drawn through emails by
selecting active emails as provided by worldwide
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) through our Draws
servers. Your email emerged winner in our Zone ‘Z’,
which indicates that your ticket is with our coordinator, encoding your winning in our ‘Z’ booklet. Your
winning is redeemable in our schedule Z arrangement as
would be made known to you by our zonal coordinator on
confirmation of this notification and filling of the
winning ‘Claim Request Form’ sent along with this
email notification.

Your winning email has placed you in the ‘B’ Category
of the ‘Z’ Zone, which entitles you to a total cash
prize of $2,000,000.00 (Two million. Usd). The payment of the prize
will be made to you upon completion of schedule Z and
final endorsement by our general coordinator. Schedule
Z arrangement will be made known to you upon receipt
of your completed winning Claim Request Form.

Your winning tracking details are as follows:
................................
Batch No: Z-26OGP/04/0781/248471
Tag No: 04/0665/AU/078892/40
Ref. No: GP/026/04/769-Z/40210
................................

Accept our congratulations.

Mr. Darren Owens
For: Zone ‘Z’ Network Draws

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Take Note:
You are required to copy and fill the Claim Request
Form below and send the completed form to:
Mr.Steve More.
Email:virtualworlddirect@winning.com
Zone Z coordinator.




CLAIM REQUEST FORM:


Full Names:................................

Contact Address:...........................

Tel/fax Nos.:..............................

Your Winning Email:........................

Preferred Correspondence Email:............

Date of Birth:.............................

Winning Tracking details as provided:......

Next of Kin:...............................

Address of Next of Kin:....................

Sign. (Your Initials):.....................
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