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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: "Allstar Communication Uk" <allstar-com@tiscali.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 19:08:07 +0100
Subject: we have been trying to reach you:

ALLSTAR COMMUNICATIONS LOTTERY - UK
INTERNATIONAL PRIZE AWARD PROMOTIONS
FINAL NOTICE AWARD NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, of winners of the
ALLSTAR COMMUNICATIONS NATIONAL LOTTERY, UK INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on
12th May 2005
You are attached to ticket number 089-899-00256: with bonus number 345 drew
the lucky numbers 37899, and consequently won you the lottery in the 2nd
category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of £205,000 in cash credited
to file REF: ACL-UK: 110X855/04. This is from total prize money of £28,700,000
shared among the 14 international winners in this category.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn form
25,000 names from Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe, North America,
Africa and Asia as part of International Promotions Program, which is conducted
annually.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Your fund is now deposited with the payment board in your name. Due to the
mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award notification
from public notice until your claim has been processed and your funds ready
for collection.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous
acts by participants of this program. We hope with a part of your prize,
you will participate in our end of year high stakes £1.3billion International
Lottery.
To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent on email: administrator@allstar.officemaster.net
- Attention: Mr. Paul Howard or a fax to Fax number: 44-871-521-8393 for
due processing and remittance of your prize money. Please when replying to
this letter write your full name, address, telephone number.
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than the seven working
days from the contact of this office. After this date, all funds will be
returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember
to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your message correspondence.
Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your
claims agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations again from all our staff.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Alice Wester
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER
ALLSTAR COMMUNICATIONS LOTTERY - UK

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