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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: "manchester lottery" <manchesterlottery@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2005 10:24:09 -0600
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF WINNINGS(CONGRATULATIONS)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Manchester National Lottery,
2nd Floor,Maybrook House
17 Blackfriars Street,
Manchester M3 2EG,UK.
Registered in England No. 480523
Charity Registered No. 211775

WINNING NOTIFICATION
EMAIL:


Sequel to our lottery draw of which you participated either personally
or through a friend or relative on the basis of three ballot papers for a
free ballot paper, the draw has just been released having you as one of the
fifteen lucky winners in the third category out of three million
participants for the prize of £800,000.00 pounds Sterling in the third
category.

However, you missed the jackpot of £2,200,000.00 (Two Million Two
Hundred Thousand British Pounds Sterling) in the first category and the
second category of £1,500,000.00.

The following are your winnings details which may be required upon
claims.

Event No: MNL/012-456-321
Winning No: WIN/457-455-566
Serial No: 0007
Draw No: 389

Your prize of £800,000.00 shall be paid in three installments. This
lottery program was organized by our group of philanthropist promoted and
sponsored by Mr. Bill Gates of Microsoft Inceminent personalities like the
sultan of Brunei,BBC and other corporate organizations.

This lottery program was organized to improving the use of computer
softwares and for the benefit of every Microsoft user.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in
whatever manner you deem it fit to claim your prize.
This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program.

Claim Steps:
Contact your Fiduciary Agent for your claims as she would aid you
through the process by supplying the above numbers.

Fiduciary Agent:Mark Terry,
Email:markterry@seeqmail.com,
mark_terry02@yahoo.com


That way your winnings certificate and all other relevant

documents/paperwork can be prepared for you.


Goodluck from me and members of staff of the Manchester National
Lottery.

Yours faithfully,

Sandra Williams.
Online coordinator for Manchester National Lottery Program.
N.B: Please do not reply to this mail.

Contact your Claims agent immediately.


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