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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: "SWISS OMEGA" <swissomegalotteryinc@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 14:40:15 +0000
Subject: PRICE AWARD CONFIRMATION NOTICE

SWISS OMEGA PROMOTION LOTTO INTERNATIONAL INC.
GENEVA,SWITZERLAND.

REF NUMBER: SOUI/653/029/05
BATCH NUMBER: AT-040-SB06-05

Dear Robert McMeikan,

We are pleased to inform you that as a result of our recent lottery Draws
held on 9TH AUGUST 2005. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number
27522465896-532 with serial number 652-662 drew lucky numbers
7-14-18-23-31-45, which consequently won in the 2nd category. You have
therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of USD2,000.000 ((Two Million
United States Dollars)
Note:That 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 email addresses from all search engines and
websites. This promotional program takes place every year,and is promoted
and sponsored by eminent personalities like the Sultan of Brunei, Bill Gates
of Microsoft Inc and other corporate organizations. This is to encourage the
use of the Internet and computers worldwide.For security purpose and
clarity, we advise that you keep your winning information confidential until
your claims have been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part
of our security protocol to avoid double claims and unwarranted abuse of
this program by some participants.We look forward to your active
participation in our next year USD50 million slot.
You are requested to contact our Lottery processing payment agent below to
assist you with your winnings and subsequent payments. All winnings must be
claimed not later than 3 weeks after the date of this notice.

Please note,in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,remember
to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence.

Furthermore, should there be any change of address 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 18 YEARS OF AGE.

Sincerely yours,

LONDON OFFICE:CONTACT:Mr. Christopher Williams
Address:4 Kensington Court, London.
Tel:+44 70 4012 1017 Tel/Fax:+44 70 4012 1017
Email:swissomegalotteryinternational@hotmail.com or christwill@hotmail.com

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