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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: "lotto organisationinfo" <lottoorganisationinfo@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2005 00:09:33 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!! CLAIM NOTIFICATION!!!!!!!!......ticket number 275224658



OVERSEAS / EURO AFRO ASIA SWEEPS STAKES LOTTERY
INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY ORGANISATIONS.
LONDON, ENGLAND.
REF NUMBER;OSL/653/029/03
BATCH NUMBER;AT-040-SB06-03
CONGRATULATIONS!!!

ATTENTION : ticket number 27522465896-532

We are pleased to inform you, that as a result of our recent lottery
drawsheld on 10th june 2005.Your Name and Email address attached to
ticket number27522465896-532 with serial number 652-662 drew lucky
number 7-14-18-23-31-45 which consequently won 2nd category. You
have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
US$2,500,000.00(UNITEDSTATES DOLLARS)

Note: ALL participants in this lottery program have been selected
randomly through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000
Companies and 30,000,000 individual Names,email addresses from all
search engines and web sites. This promotional program takes place
every year,and is promoted and sponsored by eminent personalities
like the Sultan of Brunei,Bill Gates Of Microsoftinc, Multi
Choice,Echina site and other corperate organisations.This is to
encourage the use of the internet and computers worldwide.For
security purpose and clarity,we advise that you keep your winning
informations confidential until your claims have beenprocessed and
your money remitted to you.This is part of our security protocol to
avoid double claims and unwarranted abuse of this programe by some
particitants.

We look forward to your active participant in our next year US$50
Million slot.You are requested to contact our clearance officer
below to assist you with your winning and subsequent payments.All
winning must be claim not later than one month After the date of
this notice.Please note,in order to avoid unnecessary delay and
complications remember to quote your reference number and batch
numbers in all correspondence.
Furthermore,should there be any change of addresses do inform our
agent as soon as possible.Congratulations once more and thank you
for being part of our promotional program.
NOTE;YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED IF YOU ARE BELOW 20 YEARS OF
AGE.

Sincerely yours,
Philip Darcourt
Operational Director ( EAASSL)

N/B:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATIONS, CONTACT YOUR LOTTERY AGENTS
FOWLER & ADAMS AGENCY
CONTACT: MRS ELIZERBETH FOWLER / PROF. RAPHAEL ADAMS
ADD: 37 GREYSTOCK ROAD CAMBRIDGE CB1 8DS UNITED KINGDOM

EMAIL: fowleragency_0@mail.nu

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