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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 (12 typical phrases found).
  
• It lists mobile phone numbers or call redirection numbers (no bank, lottery, etc would use mobile phones to take customer calls).
  

Fraud email example:

From: "FREE LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL" <onlineco_ordinator@freelott2005.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 13:47:02 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATION===WINNING=== NOTIFICATION/ PROCESSING ADVISE

FREE LOTTERY PROMOTION INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM.
Address: 74 CRANBOUNE ROAD
MERSEYSIDE LI7 2HX
LONDON,
UNITED KINGDOM
www.freelotto.com

Ref: EAASL/941OYI/03
Batch: 04/01/JULY34

LUCKY NUMBERS:

                   WINNING NOTIFICATION/ PROCESSING ADVISE

This is to inform you of the release of the E-MAIL LOTTERY BALLOT INTERNATIONAL/ WORLD GAMING BOARD held on the 23RD of JUNE, 2005. Due to the mix up of numbers,the results were released on the 26th of AUSGUST, 2005. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 29-40-31-58-08-01 under agent ID: 110 which subsequently won you the lottery in the 3rd category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of €900,000.00EURO  (NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND EURO ) in cheque drawn in your favour as beneficiary and covered with HIGH INSURANCE POLICY.

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from only Microsoft users from over 20,000.00 companies and 1,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world. To begin your lottery claim, please contact our claims agent below that have been appointed for the processing of
your claim with the email address below:

CONTACT NAME: DR.WAGNER STEPHENSON
TELE:+44-7031946368
FAX:+44-8704901848
EMAIL ADDRESS:freelotto_claimsagent2005@London.net

Note that all winning must be claimed not later than 21days of receiving these notification. After this date all unclaimed, funds will be included in the next stake.
Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your WINNING NUMBER number and AGENT NUMBER in all correspondence.Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.

Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

Yours faithfully,
Mrs.CATHERINE FRANKS
Online Coordinator

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The Free lottery promo Awards is proudly sponsored by the Microsoft Corporation, the Intel Group,Toshiba,Dell Computers, Mckintosh and a conglomeration of other international IT companies. The Free lottery internet draw is held quarterly every year and is so organized to encourage the use of the internet and computers worldwide.We are proud to say that over 200 Million Euros are won annually in more than 150 countries worldwide. We also encourage you to visit our website at www.freelotto.com and take your chance to play and become part of our daily winners. Millions are won on a daily basis on one of the world's most famous The Free lottery Promo.

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