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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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Please note about this email:

• It is a fake lottery scam (3 typical phrases found).
  

Fraud email example:

From: "MONET BRONZE" <info@accuworld.org>
Reply-To: acculottoagent1@sify.com
Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 00:44:40 +0000
Subject: ACCU & BENZ PROMO CLAIM PRIZES.

THE DIRECTOR'S DESK
ACCULOTTO PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
LONDON UK
REF: EL3/9318/04
BATCH:8/163/EL.
27th August. 2005
www.acculotto.com
 
ATTN: WINNER
 
 
 
                    RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION:
 
Acculotto International lotteryproudly announces today the winners of its
internet lottery program for this quarter conducted at the
international cooperate office here in along side with mercedes Benz
Uk. Balloting was done using an incredible 3-Point TriangulationSystem
that generates the most accurate, personalized lucky numbers using
AccuLotto System (www.acculotto.com). This promotional program is to
encourage better use of Internet for academic and business pursuits
also in the social and political arena with a focus on health, as well
as science, research and higher education.
 
Your email address
attached to ticket number EL-23133 with batch number EL-35,serial
number EL-123542 and reference number EL-9318 drew winningnumber 14-6-7-
9-07,consequently won the in the third category.  You are therefore
approved for a payment of 500,000.00 euros (FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
EUROS.) And a brand new 2005 mercedes benz car Congratulations!!!!!
 
We ask that you keep thisaward personal, till your claims has been
processed and your fundsremitted to you.This is part of  our security
measures to avoid doubleclaiming or unwarranted taking advantage of the
situation by other participants or impersonators.
 
YOUR SECURITY
FILE NUMBER ISW-91237-H067/B4
You are at this point advised to contact our
claims officer below to begin
your claims:
 
Name: Mrs Monet Bronze
Email:acculottoagent1@sify.com
Tel:+447031942470
 
You will be given a
form to complete and return same to our lawyer whose details will
begiven after you have confirmed the receipt of this winning
notification.He will there after forward claims to any  one of our
appointed financial trustees.You
are advised to initiate contact with
our agent within three weeks of the receipt of this mail. Any prize
whose collection is not initiated within the stipulated time will
bedeemed unclaimed. We urge you to fully cooperate with us so that
youcould collect your winning.
 
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs.Louis Grey
Claims Manager
 
 NB: In accordance with the ACCULOTTO
INTERNATIONAL policy and regulations,this notification is dispatched directly to only the 3
third categorywinners.This notification also containsinformation that
is proprietary,priviledged,confidential or otherwise,legally exempt
from disclosure.If you are not the rightrecipient whose email address
attached to the lucky numbers along with the winning information,you
are not authorised to read,print, retain,copy or disseminate this
notice or any part of it.

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