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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: m.bell@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 16:13:19 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?winning=20lotto=20=28=20april=29?=

ATTENTION: DEAR SIR/MADAM ,



We are pleased to inform you, that as result of our Lottery DRAWS HELD
on the 2nd june 2004 and annouce on 3rd july. Your e-mailaddress attached
to ticket number 27522465896-532 with serial number 652-662 drew lucky numbers
7-14-18-23-31-45 which consequently won in the 1st category. you have therefor
been approved for a lump sum pay of USD 800(eaight hundred tousand dorllas)
note that All participants in this lottery program have been selected
randomly through a computer ballot system drawn from over 200,000 companies
and 400,000,000 individual email addresses from all search engines and web
sites.



This promotional program takes place every year, and is promoted and sponsored
by eminent world personalities like the (SULTAN of Brunei, Bill Gates of
microsoft inc and other corporate organisations).this is to encourage the
use of the internet and computers worldwide.For security purpose and clarity,
(we advise that you keep your winning information confidential until your
claims have been processed and your money remitted to you.)





This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claims and unwarranted
abuse of this program by someparticipants.We look forward to your active
participation in our next year USD500 millionslot.You are requested to contact
our LOTTERY COORDINATOR.MR SCOTT BOBBY below to assist you recieve your
winnings and furnish you with any information you may need. all winnings
must be claimed not later than 30 April 2005 Please note, in order to avoid
unnecessary delays and complications, remember to quote your WINNING NUMBERS
SERIAL numberS and TICKET numbers in all correspondence.Furthermore,should
there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible.



Congratulations once more and thank you for being part of our promotional
program. You are required to reply to this email: (winning_50_50@inbox.lv)
for further

details.



NOTE: YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED IF YOU ARE

BELOW 18 YEARS OF

AGE.



Sincerely yours,

Miss Mary Bell



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