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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: lucas morris <lucas12@alvilag.hu>
Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 14:50:06 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATION

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
SWEETWIN LOTTO PROMO LOTTERY, UNITED KINGDOM.
INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,G.FLOOR (N.
WING),ESTUARY
HOUSE,PENINSULA PARK,EXETER,EX2 7XB,UNITED KINGDOM.

Dear Winner,

REF: OYL /26510460037/05
BATCH: 24/00319/IPD

AWARD NOTIFICATION/FINAL PAYMENT NOTICE.

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement
today, 23nd May,2005,
of Winners of the SWEETWIN PROMO LOTTERY, UNITED
KINGDOM,draws held on
29th April, 2005.

Your email address attached to ticket number
023-0148-790-459, with
serial number 5073-11 drew the lucky numbers
43-11-44-37-10-43, and
consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category.

You have therefore been approved for lump sum pay Out
of
US$5,500.000.00 Million in cash credited to file REF
NO.OYL/25041238013/05. This is from total prize Money
Of
US$80,400,000.00 shared among the seventeen
International winners in this category.

All participants were selected through a computer
Ballot System drawn
from 25,000 email addresses from Australia, New
Zealand, America,
Europe, North America and Asia as Part of
International Promotions
Program, which is
Conducted Annually.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Due to the mix up of some numbers and addresses, we
ask that you keep
this Award strictly from Public notice until your
claim has been
processed and released to you.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming by
participants of this program. We hope with a part of
your prize, you
will participate in our mid-year high stakes
US$1.3Billion
International Lottery.

To begin your claim, please contact our
Director,Claims/Remittance
Department:

MR Ricky Tofa
Director,Claims/Remittance Department,
SWEETWIN LOTTO PROMO LOTTERY,
EXETER,UNITED KINGDOM.
Email: barr_ricky@yahoo.com

He will process and ensure the release of your won
prize Money.

Note that all prize money must be claimed not later
than 5th June,
2005. After this date, all funds shall be returned to
our treasury as
unclaimed prize money.

In order to avoid unnecessary delay and complications,
please remember
to quote your Reference and batch numbers in every of
your
correspondence with our payment officer.

Congratulations once again!

Yours faithfully,

Mr.Lucas Morris.
The Promotions Manager, SWEETWIN LOTTO
PROMO LOTTERY, EXETER,UNITED KINGDOM.

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