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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: "Globe Stakes Lottery" <globelotopromo@eramail.co.za> (may be fake)
Reply-To: globelotopromo1@yahoo.ie
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 17:14:50 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!

INFORMATION HEAD OFFICE
GLOBE STAKES LOTTERY
5/6 ROYAL ROCK IND. ESTATE
GALWAY,DURBLIN.

FROM:THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REF:HWS/2001183308/02
BATCH:18/203/JJS.

WINNING NOTIFICATION.
We are pleased to inform you about the release of the GLOBE
STAKE LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS HELD ON THE 30th of October
2004,your name attached to ticket number:564-75600545-188 with serial
number 5388/02 drew the lucky numbers:3-11-27-30-34-41,which
consequently won the lottery in the 2nd category.You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of USD$1MILLION in cash credited to file HWS/200118308/02.This is from a total cash prize of USD$10MILLION shared among the ten international lucky winners in
this category. Furthermore,your lucky winning number falls within our
EUROPIAN booklet representative office in HOLLAND as indicated in your play coupon.

In view of this,your USD$1,000,000.00[ONE MILLION US Dollars]would be
released to you by our PAYING AGENCY in HOLLAND ,.CONGRATULATION.

Due to the mixed up of some numbers and names,we ask that you keep this
a top secret from the public notice until your claim has been processed
and your money remitted to your account as this is part of the security
protocools to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of
this programs by participants.All participants were selected through a
computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 company email addresses and
30,000,000 individual email addresses from Australia,NewZealand,
America, Europe, North America and Asia as part of International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually. To begin your claim,you should first acknowledge receipt of this notification through the below and above email address:globelotopromo1@yahoo.ie.

Endeavour to include your full recent contact address,WHERE THE CHEQUE SHOULD BE SEND TO. telephone/fax numbers and your bank details where you want this fund transfered to while replying this notification. As soon as you confirm receipt of this notification,you shall be advised/directed on how to contact our paying agency for processing of your claim. Remember,all winning must be claim not later than 31ST DECEMBER 2004 AND AFTER THIS DATE ALL BE RETURNED AS UNCLAIMED.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every
correspondence. Furthermore, should there be any change of address,do
inform us as soon as possible.

Congratulations again from all members of our staff and thank you for
being part of our promotion program.

Sincerely Yours.
ADAMS SMITH

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