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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: "NOVA MEDIA LOTTO COMPANY" <novamedialc11@teenmail.co.za>
Reply-To: novamedialc3@teenmail.co.za
Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2017 08:45:15 +0100
Subject: Congratulations


THE NOVA MEDIA LOTTO COMPANY
UK HEAD OFFICE
54 CANARY WHARF
LONDON. EC1 4BU
ENGLAND

Dear Winner,

We are please to announce you as one of the 10 lucky
winners in the Nova Media Lotto draw held on the 10th of
January 2005. 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 2 winner
in this year's Annual Nova Media Lotto Draw.

Consequently,you have therefore been approved for a total
pay out of £4,000,000 pounds (Four million pounds) only.The
following particulars are attached to your lotto payment
order:

(i) winning numbers: 37-13-43-85-67-11
(ii) email ticket number: NVL754/22/76
(iii) lotto code number: NVL09622UK
(iv) the file Ref number: NVL/04/736207152/UK

Please contact the underlisted claims Agent as soon as
possible for the immediate release of your winnings:

Mr.Victor Thomas
Payment Agent
The Nova Media Lotto Company
TEL:+ 44 7040 110 743
FAX:+ 44 8701 296 309
EMAIL: novamediapromo_agent1@fastermail.com

N.B:Steps to claiming your prize;

1.Winners must pay £480 pounds only or its equivalent in
your local currency as fee before claiming their prize for
the processing and handling of award by agent.

2.Please quote your Reference number in all correspondence
with the claims officer.

3.Winners should send to claim officer account detail or
address where they want their prize paid or sent.

4.Winners must send thier names,address,telephone number
and means of identification (international passport or
drivers licence)to claim officer to process immediate
payment of their prize.


Once again on behalf of all our staff,

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Sincerely,
Katharine Webber
Promotions Manager
Nova Media Lotto company
UK & Europe.

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The Nova Media Lotto Awards is proudly sponsored by the
Microsoft Corporation,the Intel Group,Toshiba, Dell
computers,Mckintosh and a conglomeration of other
international IT companies.The Nova Media Lotto internet
draw is held once in a year and is so organized to
encourage the use of the internet and computers
worldwide.We are proud to say that over 200 Million Euros
are won annually in more than 150 countries worldwide.

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