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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: "Roy Williams(Stakes Lottery Coordinator)." <Post.Master@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2004 16:43:21 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!


LONDON STAKES LOTTERY PROMOTION
REF: NUMBER: SA033/03/3004604/3
BATCH NUMBER: 6011777-PCD14

Sir/Madam,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the
London Stakes Lottery
programs held on the 30th of November2004. Your e-mail
address attached to
ticket number 2752246589-6453 with serial number
37772-554 drew lucky
numbers7-18-31-19-35-23 which consequently won in the
2nd category, you
have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
€2,000,000.00 Euros
(Two Million European Dollars)
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 due to some mix up of names and
email addresses. 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.
The program takes place every year. This lottery was
promoted and sponsored
by eminent personalities like His Royal Highness, the
Sultan of Brunei,
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah. We look forward to your
active participation in
our next year €5 million Euros slot.
You are requested to come personally to file in your
winning. In a case
whereby you are unable to make it to london, please
contact our Mrs.Doris Ashley
clearance office to assist you with the claim and
transfer of your winnings
fund into your instructed account. Email address:
stakeslotteryclearance@hotmail.com
Note that, all winnings must be claimed not later than
22nd of December
2004.
After this date all unclaimed funds will be null and
void. Please also have
in mind that in order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications,
remember to quote your reference number and batch
numbers in all
correspondences.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address, do
inform our agent as
quickly as possible. Congratulations once more and
thank you for being part
this program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically
disqualified.
Sincerely yours,
Mr.Roy Williams(Stakes Lottery Coordinator).

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