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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: 6ball_uk@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 00:46:03 +0200
Subject: Winning Notification!!!

THE 6 BALL GAMES LOTTERY
233-5 AMITHY GROVE,
LONDON, SW200LL.
UNITED KINGDOM

Dear Winner,

We are please to announce to you that you have been chosen as one of the
3 lucky winners in the 6
BALL GAMES LOTTERY draw held on the 15TH of August 2005. All 3 winning addresses
were randomly selected from a batch of 5,000,000 international emails. Your
email address emerged alongside 2 others as a 3rd category winner in this
month's draw.

You have therefore been approved for a total pay out of
£2,000,000 Pounds (Two million pounds). These details are attached to your
lotto payment order:

(i) Winning numbers: 05,11,25,31,59 62.
(ii) Serial number: 71-2-5166
(iii) Lotto batch number: 6BG-110
(iv) Reference number: WH-904-10

Please contact the under listed claims agent as soon
As possible for the immediate payout of your Winnings:

Mr.Norman King
Claims Department Manager
WILSON & HENRY FINANCIAL FIRM
Email: deptmanager@wahffemail.com
Fax: +44 7005804427

Congratulations once again on behalf of all our staff,

Sincerely,

Mr.Philip Churchill,
Promotions Manager,
Tel: +44 7040118013
Fax: +44 7005805159

N.B:
1.All claims are nullified after 10 working days from today.
2.Your Ref number must be in all your correspondence with your claims agent.
3.Please inform your claims agent of any change of names or addresses.
4.All winners under the age of 18 are automatically disqualified.
5.Please remember to contact your claims agent Mr Norman King at deptmanager@wahffemail.com


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The 6 BALL GAMES LOTTERY Awards is proudly sponsored by financial Corp's
and a conglomeration of other international IT companies. 6 BALL GAMES Internet
draw is held monthly, and is organized to encourage the use of the Internet
and computers worldwide. We are proud to say that over 200 Million Pounds
is won annually in more than 150 countries worldwide. We also encourage you
to visit our website and take your chance to play and become a winner. Millions
are won on a monthly basis on one of the world's most famous free lotto service.



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Book yourself something to look forward to in 2005.
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