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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: "Greg Edwards" <rainbowlotto@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 01:58:50 -0500
Subject: EMAIL WINNING CONFIRMATION NOTICE

AV 5 CASTILLA MADRID SPAIN
FROM:RAINBOW AWARD DEPT.
REF: SUN/2010-968091/03
BATCH: 54/010/IPD
DATE: 15/09/2005
EMAIL WINNING CONFIRMATION NOTICE

We are glad to inform you that your E-mail address
appears RAINBOW E-MAIL LOTTERY PROMOTION as the confirmed Winner of our last
RAINBOW email lottery program held on the 13th September2005.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number
20675543256-786 with Serial number 3765-75 drew lucky numbers
7-12-18-24-32-45, which Consequently won in the 2nd category, you have
therefore been approved For a lump sum payment of five million five hundred
thousand united state dollars (US$5.5million).
CONGRATULATIONS!!!

This promotional program takes place every year. All
participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from over 100,000 companies and
50,000,000 individual email addresses and names from
all over the world.

In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications please remember to quote your reference number and batch
numbers in all
correspondence.We ask that you keep your winning
information confidential until your claims has been
processed and your money remitted to you. Remember all winnings must be
claimed not later than 24th September 2005. After this date all unclaimed
funds will be included in the next stake.

To file for your claim or for further details, please
contact our agent at philmoore_2007@yahoo.co.uk In
respect of our commitment towards helping the less
previledge, we ask that you voluntarily contribute 1%
of your Global winnings to any charity organization
you desire at your convinience.Congratulations once
more from our members of staff.

Greg Edwards.
Global Winning co-ordinator.

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