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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: londonofficelot@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 11:19:12 +0100
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARD DEPARTMENT,UK LOTTO.
REF: SSL/5181/7390007/77
BATCH: 2101/14/LPP


AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement regarding the name's of
winners in our last Lottery draw of 2005, of UK LOTTERY/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS.

Your company, attached to ticket number 025-1146-1992-750, with serial
number 2113-05 drew the lucky numbers 4, 14, 17, 28, 62, 63.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of Two Million British
Pounds (GBP£2M) in cash credited to file REF NO. SSL/5181/7390007/77.
Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000
names from Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe, USA and North America
as part our International Promotions Program. CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with a Finance and Security House insured in your
name. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this
award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and
your money remitted to your account.
This is part of our secuity protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous
acts by participants of this program.
We hope with a part of you prize, you will participate in our end of year
high stakes GBP£1.3 billion International Lottery. To begin your claim, please
contact your claim agen;

Henry Johnson,
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
GLOBAL EXPAT.
EMAIL:info_lotto@mail.britishexpat.com


For due processing and remittance of your prize moneyto a designated account
of yourchoice.
Remember, you must contact your claim agent not laterthan one week of notice.
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 correspondences with your agent. Furthermore, should
there be any change of your address, do inform your claims agent as soon
as possible.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of
our promotions program.
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result
to disqualification. Please do not reply to this mail. Contact your claim
agent,

Thanks,
Mrs Rose Wood.


___________________________________________________________

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