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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: "mike" <georgedike109@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: collinsndidi@business1.com
Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 17:30:26 +0100
Subject: National Lottery Headquarters:

National Lottery Headquarters:
Customer Service
an Affiliate of watergate inc.
28 TANFIELD RaOAD,
CROYDON.LONDON
Ref: EAASL/941OYI/02
Batch: 12/25/DC34

Strictly reply to:(collinsndidi@business1.com )

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw of the National Sweepstake Lottery
International
programs held on the 1st of February 2004 in London.Your Name and e-mail
address attached to ticket number: 56475600545

188 with Serial number 5388/02 drew the lucky umbers:
31-6-26-13-35-7,which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd
category.You
are therefore, been approved to claim a total sum of 10,500,000.00(Ten
Million Five Hundred Thousand Pound) in cash credited to file
KPC/9080118308/02.This
is from a total cash prize of 125 Million pound.


Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet
representative office in Europe as indicated in our play coupon.

In view of this, your 10,500,000.00(Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand
Pound) would be released to you by our affiliate bank in London.Our agent
will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your
funds to you as soon as you make contact with him .


All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through
computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies.This
promotion
takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your
winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your
money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claimyour prize.
This is a part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.


Please be warned.To file for your claim, please contact The Officer
incharges
with the below details for processing of your claims.

OFFICER: DR mike willams,
FINANCIAL DIRECTOR



To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your
reference/batch
numbers in any correspondences with us or our designated
agent.Congratulations
once more from all members and staffs of this program.Thank you for being
part of our promotional lottery program. Sincerely,

Collins Ndidi

EURO-ASIAN Zonal Coordinator





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