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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: "Monica J.Lu" <monica_jlu@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 10:06:47 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

Global Stakes Lottery Headquarters: Customer Service
UK Lottery.an Affiliate of watergate inc.
28 TANFIELD ROAD, CROYDON.LONDON
Tel: ,+44 704 012 5379,
FAX:+44 870 490 2582.
Email : monica_jlu@msn.com

Ref: EAASL/941OYI/04
Batch: 12/25/DC34

WINNING NOTIFICATION:
Attention Winner:

We happily announce to you the draw of the Global stakes Lottery
International programs held on the 1st of July 2005 in London.Your Name
and e-mail address attached to ticket number: 46475600545 188 with Serial
number 5188/05 drew the lucky numbers:23-6-26-11-35-7,which subsequently won
you the lottery in the 2nd category.You are therefore, been approved to
claim a total sum of US$500,000.00 ( Five hundred thousand, United States
Dollars) in cash credited to file KPC/9090118308/02.This is from a total
cash
prize of US $125 Million dollars, shared amongst the first Fifty(50) lucky
winners in this category.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European
/Africa booklet representative office in urope/Africa as indicated in our
play
coupon. In view of this, your US$500,000.00 ( Five hundred thousand,
United States Dollars) would be released to you by our affiliate bank in
Africa.Ouragent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds to you as soon as you iniciate contact with
him.All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through
computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies/individual
email addresses .This promotion takes place annually.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to
you by our correspondent bank via there online banking to claim your prize.
This is a part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.
Please be warned.To file for your claim, please contact our Officer
incharge with the below details for processing of your claims.

Rev.George Lukman.
Tel:+234 803 721 5108.
Email: george_lukman@myway.com

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications,please Send your full
name and your personal Telephone and fax number including your full
contact/mailing address and also quote your reference/batch numbers in any
correspondences with us or our designated agent.

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this
program.Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

Sincerely,
Mrs.Monica J.Lu.



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