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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: "JURIST JURIST" <jurist6@msn.com>
Reply-To: sjetter@europe.com
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 10:55:16 +0000
Subject: GOOD NEWS

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
JURIST LOTTO PROMOTION, UNITED KINGDOM.
PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT WHITE HART LANE,
LONDON N17 8HR UNITED KINGDOM.

Dear Winner,

REF: 041238013-011JLP
BATCH: 0034712EX

AWARD NOTIFICATION/FINAL PAYMENT NOTICE.

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, 30th Septeber
2005, of Winners of the UK TIMES PROMO LOTTERY, UNITED KINGDOM, draws
held on 20th May, 2005. Your email address attached to ticket number
023-0148-790-459, with serial number 8973-20 drew the lucky numbers
09-44-44-76-27-11, and consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category.
You have therefore been approved for lump sum pay Out of (?1.500.000.00) One
Million, five hundred thousand British Pounds in cash credited to file REF
NO.041238013-011JLP. This is from total prize Money Of (?25.500.000.00)
Twenty-Five Million, five hundred thousand British Pounds shared among the
seventeen International winners in this category.

All participants were selected through a computer Ballot System drawn from
25,000 email addresses from Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe, North
America and Asia as Part of International Promotions Program, which is
Conducted Annually.

CONGRATULATIONS! Due to the mix up of some numbers and addresses, we ask
that you keep this Award strictly from Public notice until your claim has
been processed and released to you. This is part of our security protocol to
avoid double claiming by participants of this program. We hope with a part
of your prize, you will participate in our mid-year high stakes ?500 Million
International Lottery.

To begin your claim, please contact our Director, Claims/Remittance
Department:

Mr. Frink Smith
Director, Claims/Remittance Department,
JURIST LOTTO PROMOTION,
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM.
Email: sfrink@europe.com

He will process and ensure the release of your won prize Money. Note that
all prize money must be claimed not later than 15th Oct, 2005. After this
date, all funds shall be returned to our treasury as unclaimed prize money.
In order to avoid unnecessary delay and complications, please remember to
quote your Reference and batch numbers in every of your correspondence with
our payment officer.

Congratulations once again!

Yours faithfully,
Ms Jetter Cole.
The Promotions Manager,
JURIST LOTTO PROMOTION
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM.

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