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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: sswcp sswcp <sswcplottery@yahoo.ca>
Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 12:59:56 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION


SUNSWEETWIN PROMO LOTTERY,CANADA. ALFONSTRAAT B56,
1002 BS, TORONTO, CANADA
FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS / PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: OYL /26510460037/05
BATCH: 24/00319/IP
ATTENTION: RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement of
winners of the
SUNSWEETWIN PROMO LOTTERY,CANADA/
INTERNATIONAL, PROGRAMS held on 25th july 2005.
You are 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 a lump sum pay
out of
US$2,500.000.00 in cash credited to file REF NO.
OYL/25041238013/02. 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 names from Australia,
New
Zealand, America, Europe, North America and Asia and
all part of
the world
International Promotions Program, which is conducted
annually.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with a coresoponding
affliate African
insurance company, 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.
it is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming or
unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.
To begin your claim, please contact your claim
agent; Mrs Linda Donald
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
Email: sswcpfileprocessingdept@yahoo.ca
For due processing and remittance of your prize money
to a designated account of your choice. Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 31st July 2005.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 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.
Yours Sincerely,
Graham douglas,
VICE PRESIDENT
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
winners will result to disqualification




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