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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: philipsmorris@virgilio.it
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 13:07:05 -0800
Subject: *CONGRATULATIONS++YOU++HAVE+++WON*

An Post International Lottery Company
(Comhlacht Crannchur Naisiuta An Post)
Abbey Street Lower, Dublin 1,Republic of Ireland.
Ref. Number: 132/756/4509
Batch Number: 538901527-Bc68
Ticket Number: 27522465896-6453

Dear Sir/Madam,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the
Winners in our International Lottery Program held on
the 31th Day of August, 2005. Your e-mail address
attached to ticket number 27522465896-6453 with serial
number 3772-554 drew lucky numbers 7-14-18-31-45 which
consequently won in the 2ND category, you have
therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
1,000,000 EUROS (One Million EUROS).
CONGRATULATIONS!

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that
you keep your winning information confidential until
your claims have been fully processed and your money
Remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol
to avoid multiple claims and unwarranted abuse of this
program by some participants. All participants were
selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
over 20,000 company and 30,000,000 individual email
addresses and names from all over the world. This
promotional program takes place every five years.
This lottery was promoted and sponsored by a
conglomerate of some multinational companies in Europe
as part of their social
responsibility to the citizens in the communities
where they have operational base. We hope with part of
your winnings you will take part in our next year Ten
million Euros international lottery. To file for your
claim, please contact our fiducial agent:Mr. RALPH HELMS at:
Reply Email: ralphhelms@sify.com.

Remember all winning must be claimed not later than
20th of September 2005. After this date all unclaimed
funds will be included in the nextstake. Please note
in order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, remember to quote your reference number
and batch numbers 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 Sincerely,

Mr Philips Morris.
International Lottery (co-coordinator)

N.B: Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
winners will result to disqualification. Please do not
reply to this mail. Contact your claims agent.

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