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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: "Grace Smith" <grrsmsmith@tsamail.co.za>
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2005 21:42:10 +0530
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!

HAPPY NEW YEAR AND
CONGRATULATIONS! (TREAT WITH
DISPATCH)
An Post International Lottery
Company
TOWER 42, LEVEL 35, 25 OLD BROAD
STREET, LONDON EC2N IHQ, UNITED
KINGDOM.

Ref. Number: 132/756/4509
Batch Number: 538901527-Bc68
Ticket Number: 27522465896-6453

Dear Sir/Madam,

We are pleased to inform you of
the result of the
Winners in our International
Lottery Program held on
the 30th Day of january, 2005.
Your e-mail address
attached to ticket number
27522465896-6453 with serial
number 3772-554 drew lucky
numbers 7-14-18-31-45
which consequently won in the
2ND category, you have
therefore been approved for a
lump sum pay out of
2,000,000 POUNDS (Two Million
POUNDS).

CONGRATULATIONS!
Due to mix up of some numbers
and names, we ask that
you keep your winning
information confidential until
your claims have been fully
processed and your money
Remitted to you. This is part of
our security protocol
to avoid multiple claims and
unwarranted abuse of
this program by some
participants. All participants
were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn
from over 20,000 company and
30,000,000 individual
email addresses and names from
all over the world.
This promotional program takes
place every five years.

This lottery was promoted and
sponsored by a
conglomerate of some
multinational companies in
Europe as part of their social
responsibility to the
citizens in the communities
where they have
operational base. We hope with
part of your winnings
you will take part in our next
year Ten million POUNDS
international lottery. To file
for your claim, please
contact our fiducial agent: Mr.
NEWTON O. GREEN
at:Reply
Email:newtongreenw@yahoo.co.uk

Remember all winning must be
claimed not later than
26th of march 2005. After this
date all unclaimed
funds will be included in the
nextstake. Please note
in order to avoid unnecessary
delays and
complications, 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 beingpart
of our promotional program.


Yours Sincerely,

Mrs. Grace smith
International Lottery
(co-coordinator).

P.S:Anybody under the age of 18
is automatically
disqualified.Any breach of
confidentiality on the part
of the winner will result to
disqualification and
render the result void.Contact
your claims/fudiciary
agent Mr. NEWTON O. GREEN.Your
winning prize has been
assigned to him for processing.

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