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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: NATINFO@handbag.com
Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 07:11:53 -0400
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!!

Jumbo Sweepstake Lottery
Affiliate of Uthingo International
Arena Complex Km 18 Route de Rufisque
I.P.P Award Dept.
Johannesburg, South Africa.


Ref: NASL/941OYI/03
Batch: 03/06/MA34

WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw of the National Sweepstake Lottery International
programs held on the 24th of May 2005 in Johannesburg South Africa.Your e-mail
address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5388/02
drew the lucky numbers: 31-6-26-13-35-7, which subsequently won you the lottery
in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum
of US$25,500,000.00(Twenty Five million, Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars) in cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/03.This is from a total
cash prize of US $ 250 Million dollars,shared amongst the first Ten(10) lucky
winners in this category.All participants were selected randomly from the
World Wide Web site through a computer ballot system and extracted from over
100,000 companies and individuals email addresses.This promotion takes place
annually.

In view of this,your US$25,500,000.00 (Twenty Five million,Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars)would be released to you by our payment center in the
Europe.Our claims agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate
the release of your funds as soon as you contact her. For security reasons,you
are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims
is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit
to claim your prize.This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.
Please be warned. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications,please quote
your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our designated agent
via email at:

Mrs.Margaret Plummer.
Email:nationalhq@nyc.com or fud_agent@linuxmail.org
Tel:+44-7031949196.

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.For
more information call our claims agent immediately on +44-7031949197.

Sincerely,
Mrs.Vanessa Mailey.
Afro-Asian Zonal Coordinator
Jumbo Sweepstakes Lottery.



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