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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: "jessica chance" <jc_chance@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 02:12:52 +0000
Subject: Congratulation, You Have Won!

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
THE FREE LOTTO COMPANY
The Marina Offices,
upon Tyne, NE6 1HX
England

REFERENCE NUMBER: BTL6738W1961
BATCH NUMBER: 54/1017/IDL
AWARD NOTIFICATION/PROCESSING ADVICE

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today september 23rd, 2005
of winners of the SCIENTIFIC GAME PROMO LOTTERY;
THE UNITED KINGDOM /INTERNATIONAL, PROGRAMS held in septamber 2005.

Your email address attached to ticket number 43387109625, drew the lucky
numbers 05 61 20 05 71 81(44),serial number 0001960 andconsequently won the
lottery in the 1st category.You have therefore been approved of a lump sum
pay out of POUNDS 800,000.00 [Eight Hundred Thousand Pounds)] in credited to
file LOTTERY REF NO.BTL6738W1961

This is from total prize money of POUNDS 9,600,000.00 shared among the
twelve international winners in categories C with batch number:54/1017/IDL
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from 25,000 company email addresses and 30,000,000 individual email
addresses from Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe, North America,
Africa and Asia as part of International Promotions Program,which is
conducted annually.

To file for your your claim,please contact the Director of Finance;


Mr Edward Cole
TEL:+44-7031846946
FAX:+44-8703890283
Email:freelotto_company_agency@yahoo.co.uk

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your
reference and batch numbers in every one of your correspondences with your
agent.
Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your
claims agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations once again from our team of staff and thank you for being
part of our promotional program.

Sincerely,

mrs Jessica Chance
[Lottery Coordinator]


+1 216 email address yahoo msn aol hotmail 2005

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