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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: "Bond Trust" <stevehenman@bond-trust.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 07:11:05 +0000
Subject: Remittance Procedures!

ATTN: Sabrina Vitkova

Dear Winner,

Acting on the instructions in your claims file with the below Lotto payment
order:

Winning numbers: 09, 10, 25, 33, 42, 45
Email ticket number: 273-1-3221
Lotto batch number: RG-916
File Ref. number: BT-512-9

I wish to inform you that payment of your Lottery Claims amounting to
£2,000,000.00 being prize money from Royal Games lottery 3rd Category draws
has been certified by all authorities involved. You are required to fill a
"Lottery Winnings Claim Form" with all necessary details. Follow the link
below to download the form as .doc or .PDF documents.

http://www.bondonline-site.com/lottery_page_2.htm

After download, print, fill, and send to us either by fax or as an email
attachment. You will also be required to pay a fee of £4,550.00 (Four
thousand five hundred and fifty Great Britain Pounds), or its equivalent in
your local currency. This payment is to cover transfer charges,
administrative cost, opening of account charges, Insurance of vital
documents like prize claim certificate and other transfer documents, that
will be sent to you via Courier service immediately transfer of your
winnings is effected. Note that your total prize claim of £2,000,000.00 has
been insured to the real value and it is against the Gaming control rules
here in Britain to deduct the above fees from the prize money for any reason
whatsoever. You are required to respond and act without delay to all
instructions provided above to ensure a glitch free claims process that will
facilitate the transfer of your prize money.
Note that your winnings will be transferred to your stipulated Bank account
within 24hours after receipt of all requirements. I shall send you remitance
instruction for the required fee, when i recieve your filled lottery winning
claims form.
Congratulations once more, and thanks for your cooperation.

Truly yours,
Mr.Steve Henman
Claims Department Manager
BOND TRUST LIMITED.
Email: stevehenman@bond-trust.com
Tel: +44 7040118829
Fax: +44 7005804427

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