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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: "Harris Parker" <hparker1@cffsltd.net>
Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2005 09:26:54 +0100
Subject: Further Information


ATTN__ Third Category Winner.
OUR REF__289-4PP/IL6341-2/01/04/2005/gkln_ebay@yahoo.de

Dear Sir,
I am in the receipt of your email. Checking with information from our
database we wish to confirm to you that you emerged one of the winners in
IMPERIAL LOTTERY UK Third Category draw with Reference Number: IL6341-2 and
Batch Number: 289-4PP.
The Third category draw under which you won is a promotional draw; hence you
do not have to purchase tickets to participate.
Names and email addresses of individuals and companies are selected from
various lottery companies email database from around the world and entered
into the draw. This draw is being organized because IMPERIAL LOTTERY UK
intend on opening offices spread around the world in the near future, hence
they want to promote the company name to enhance ticket sales immediately
their new offices are opened. Note that the Third category draw is funded
from the proceeds of ticket sales in the First category draw and Second
category draw also organized by IMPERIAL LOTTERY UK.

Note that we act as financial handlers for IMPERIAL LOTTERY UK. As a fact
we are the claims agent in charge of the disbursement of the lottery winning
and claims payout.
Be informed that your winnings amount to £2,000,000.00 is already in our
possession and shall
be processed upon meeting our requirements which is the filling/submission
of a Lottery Winnings Claim Form and payment of a stipulated processing fee.

Kindly confirm receipt of this email so that i can instruct you about the
claims process.
Congratulations once more, I shall be awaiting your confirmation email.

Truly yours,
MR. HARRIS PARKER,
FOREIGN DEPARTMENT MANAGER,
CASHFLO FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD.
PHONE: +44-20-7060-1591
+44-70-4011-7643
FAX: +44-20-7681-3388
WEBSITE: www.c-ffs.com

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