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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: "timkennedy@ommail.com" <timkennedy@ommail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 02:38:50 -0500
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION

Mega-buck.com
ADDRESS:
107 BILMAPLEINSTRAAT
2987 NZ
AMSTERDAM
NETHERLAND

Sir/Madam,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the
Lottery Winners International programs held on the
24th Sept, 2005. Your e-mail address
attached to ticket number 27522465896-6453 with serial
number 3772-554 drew lucky numbers 7-14-18-23-31-45 which
consequently
won in the 2nd category, you have therefore been approved
for a lump
sum pay out of
Euros 2,500,000(TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS).
CONGRATULATIONS!!!

For security purpose and clarity, we advise that you keep
your winning
information confidential until your claims have been
processed and your
money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol
to avoid
double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by
some
participants. All participants were selected through a
computer ballot
system drawn from over 20,000 companies and 30,000,000
individual email addresses
and names from all over the world. This promotional program
takes place
every year.

This lottery was promoted and sponsored by eminent
personalities like
the Sultan of Brunei. We look forward to your active
participation in
our next year USD50 million slot. You are requested to
contact our clearance
office to assist you with the claim and transfer of your
winnings fund into
your instructed account by acknowledging the receipt of this
mail with the
email address below.
Email address: timkennedy@web-mail.com.ar



Note that, all winnings must be claimed not later than
one month. After this date all unclaimed funds will be null
and void.
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 and
thank you for being
part of our promotional program.

NOTE: YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED IF YOU ARE
BELOW 18 YEARS OF
AGE.

Sincerely yours,

TIM KENNEDY

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