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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: drwaypeterson@netscape.net
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 05:54:42 -0800
Subject: AWARD WINNER!!!

GLOBAL FREE LOTTO COMPANY
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD
DEPARTMENT

Dear Winner,
We are please to announce you as one of the 10 lucky winners in Global the FreeLotto draw held on the 26th of DECEMBER 2004. All 10 winning addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 50,000,000 International emails. Your email address emerged alongside 9 others as a category one winner in this year's Annual FreeLotto Draw. Consequently,you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of 1.4,000,000 British pounds (one million Four hundred Thuosand pounds) only.
The following particulars are attached to your lotto payment order:
(i) winning numbers: 37-13-43-85-67-11.BV
(ii) email ticket number: FL754/22/76
(iii) lotto code number: FL09622UK
(iv) the file Ref number: FL/04/736207152/UK
Please contact the under listed claims officer as soon as possible for the immediate release of your winnings:
Mr. Rook Van Nas
Chief financial Director
The Free lotto Company
TEL:+447040114110
FAX:+447040114112
globalfreelotto@centoper.it
info_globallottery@mail2www.com
admin_globalloto@virgilio.it
Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 1ST MARCH 2005.After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake.
Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.
Note:
Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.
yours Sincerely
Dr way peterson
Promotions Manager

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