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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: "Leonard Pulmmer" <info@onlinesweeps-promotions.org>
Reply-To: claimsdept_onlinesweep@yahoo.co.in
Date: Mon, 09 May 2005 07:50:36 -0500
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!

ONLINE SWEEP LOTTERY
12 Bridge Street,
Staines Middlesex TW184TP
United Kingdom.
Ref: LSUK/2231/81/04
Batch:OBW/A10-234

ON-LINE SWEEP WINNING NOTIFICATION:
Greetings to you.we happily announce to you the draw of the ON-LINE
SWEEP
Lottery
International programs held on the 23rd of April, 2005 in LEEDS
UNITED KINGDOM Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 564
75600545
188 with Serial number5368/02 , the lucky numbers: 19-6-26-17-35-7,
which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd draw category. You have
therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$2,500,000.00 (Two
million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited
to filektu/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of US $25
Million
dollars, shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this
category.
All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Website through
computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies. This
promotion takes place annually.
Please note that yourlucky winning number falls within our European
booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play
coupon. In
view of this,your US$2,500,000.00 (Two million, Five Hundred Thousand
United
States Dollars) would be released to you by our payment officein
Europe.
Our European agent will immediately commence the process tofacilitate
the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. Tofile for your
claim,
please
contact our fiduciary agent:
MR.DAVID COWEL
Email: claimsdept_onlinesweep@yahoo.co.in
Fax: +44-8701213851
Provide him with the information below:
1.Name:
2.Address:
3.MaritalStatus:
4.Occupation:
5.Age:
6.Sex:
7.Nationality:
8.Country OfResidence:
9.Telephone Number:
10.Fax Number:
11.Anual Income:
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your
reference/batch numbers to any correspondences with us orour
designated
agent. Congratulations once more from all members andstaffs of this
program. Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
Sincerely,
SIR LEONARD PULMMER.
{On-Line Sweep Co-ordinatior}

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