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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: "CAMELOT PROMOTIONS" <camelott2005@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2005 09:48:41 +0000
Subject: PERSONAL

FROM: THE DESK OF THE E-MAIL PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
CAMELOT LOTTERY PROMOTIONS, UK
3b Houghton Way, St James Centre,
Leicester City, L30 1RD

REF NO: MELI-T/ 17-F044262312
BATCH: 901/00319/HLP
AWARD WINNING APPROVAL: FINAL NOTICE.
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today of winners of the
CAMELOT JACKPOT LOTTO WINNINGS, PROGRAMS held on the 1st NOVEMBER ,2005.
Your company or your personal e-mail address, is attached to ticket number
9901-0148-790-691,
with serial number 6109-17 drew the lucky numbers 990-11-815-37-10-83, and
consequently won the lottery in the 2nd category. You have therefore been
approved for a lump sum pay out of
US$300,000.00 in cash credited to file REF NO: MELI-T/ 17-F044262312 This is
from total prize
money of US$9,000,000.00 shared among the Thirty (30)international winners
in this category.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
twenty five thousand
names from Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe, North America and Asia,
as part of
International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually. Your fund
has been deposited in
an escrow account and insured in your name. Due to the mix up of some
numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public
notice until your claim as been processed and your
money remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to
avoid double claiming
or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.We hope with a part
of your prize, you
will participate in our year high stakes one hundred million dollars
International Lottery.
To claim your winning prize, you must first contact the claims department by
email:
Mr. Duke Edwards
Email:dukeedwards2005@yahoo.co.uk
agentduke2005@uk2.net
For processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of
your choice.
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than the 7th NOVEMBER
2005.All funds not
claimed on or before the fixed date will be returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,please remember
to quote your
reference and batch numbers in all correspondences with this office.
Furthermore, should there be

any change of your address, do inform us as soon as possible.
Congratulations again from all our staff for being part of our promotions
program.
Sincerely,
Mrs Jane Littlewood
For Camelot lotto;
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will
result in disqualification and any winner below the age of 18years is
automatically disqualified

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