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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: lottery_raffle01@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 12:03:41 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CONGRATULATION?=

DATE 11TH OF MARCH 2005
FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE¨PRESIDENT INTERNATIONAL
LOTTERY
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE GIVING AWARD
AVENUE NKURUMA SECTOR,104OUAGA BP
!!!!!!!!!!!!!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 2nd of
january,2004.
Your e-mail address was attached to ticket number
31008478-2514785
with serial number 114522069 drew lucky numbers
996632145
which
consequently won in the 2nd category, you have
therefore been
approved for
a lump sum payment of 850,000.00 euros.
(eight Hundred and fifty Thousand Euros).
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 our
security protocols 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 company and 30,000,000 individual's
email addresses
from all over the world. This promotional program
takes place every
year.
This lottery was promoted and sponsored by
International software
organisation committe,we hope with part of your
winning you will take
part
in our next coming ( 1 million euro) international
lottery.
To file for your claim, please contact our claim agent
Email
luckyraffle@netti.fi
telephone 00226 78000446
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 2nd of
april2005.
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
of your
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 Andrews Flegh








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