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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: lotterywinning@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 15:09:13 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=21=21=21=21=21=21CONGRATULATION=21=21=21=21=21=21?=

THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTIONS/PRIZE GIVING AWARD
AVENUE KWAME N'KRUMAH
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO.
DATE:4TH MARCH 2005.

!!!!!!CONGRATULATION!!!!!!

DEAR LUCKY WINNER

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the
INTERNATIONAL POOLS LOTTERY RAFFLE DRAW International
programs held on the 3rd of November,2004.
Your e-mail address was attached to ticket number
6325698-44596-222 with serial number 410-32659 drew lucky
numbers 4014-236985744-596
which consequently won in the 2nd category, you have
therefore been approved for alump sum payment of 850,000.00
euros.(Eight Hundred andfifty ThousandEuros).

CONGRATULATIONS!!
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you
keep your winning information confidential untill your
claim has been processed and your money Remitted to you.
This is part of oursecurity protocols to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of thisprogram by some
participants.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from over 20,000 company and 30,000,000
individual's email addresses from all over the world. This
promotional program takesplace every year.

This lottery was promoted and sponsored by International
software organisation committe and national lottery united
kingdom,we hope with part of your winning you will take
part in our next year (1 million) international lottery.

To file for your claim, please contact our claim agent
Email : (cl_manager@circlemail.com)


CONGRATULATION !!!
Contact your claim agent for due processing and remittance
of your prize money to a designated account of your choice.
Remember, you must contact your claims officer not later
than 20th of march 2005.After this date,
all funds will be returned as unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, please remember to quote your reference
numbers in every one ofyour
correspondences with your officers. Furthermore, should
there be any change of your address, do inform your claims
officer as soon as possible.

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

We wish you continued good fortunes.
Best regards.

MR ADREWS FLEGH




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