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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: kenpatss@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 05:46:08 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CONGRATULATION?=


OUR REF : L&LA/98/03ii
YOUR REF : BANCRE/VOL24/A890
WINNING TICKET NUMBER : 27522465896-6453
WINNING NUMBER: 7-14-18-31-45
AMOUNT WON: 4,000,000 (EURO) (FOUR MILLION EURO)
BATCH NUMBER: 538901527-Bc68


Dear Sir/Madam,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the winners in our
universal
Lottery Program held on the 29rd of march, 2005. Your e-mail address
attached
to ticket number 27522465896-6453 with serial number 3772-554 drew
lucky
numbers 7-14-18-31-45 which consequently won in the 3rd category in
this
quarter of the year. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum
pay
out of 4,000,000 EURO (Four Million Euro) CONGRATULATIONS! Due to mix
up
of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning
information
confidential until your claims have been fully processed and your
money
Remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid
multiple
claims 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 email
addresses
and names from all over the world. This promotional program takes
place
every five years. This lottery was promoted and sponsored by a
conglomerate
of some multinational companies in europe as part of their social
responsibility
to the citizens in the communities where they have operational base.
To
file for your claim, please contact our fiducial agent:

Mr. Bill Smith
Bill Smith & Associates
Reply Email :sstakeslottery@yahoo.co.uk

Remember all winning must be claimed not later than 27th of apirl
2005.
>After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next
stake.
>Remember also,to send your telephone no./address where you wish to
receive
>payment to your agent. Please note in order to avoid unnecessary
delays
>and complications, remember to quote your reference number and batch
numbers
in all correspondence. Furthermore should there be any change of
address
do inform our agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once more
from
all the members of staff and thank you for being part of our
promotional
program. Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

Kenny pat
Universal Lottery (co-ordinator)
N.B: Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will
result
to disqualification. Please do not reply to this mail. Contact your
claims
agent




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