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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: "Lindsay Fitte" <jmade124@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2005 11:01:52 +0000
Subject: NOTICE

Ref: TTALL/1117AUY/AUST
Draw No.: 3491
Winning No.: 32-12-6-37-34-27
Date: 29-10-05

WINNING NOTICE

We happily announce to you the draws of the Tattersall
House international lottery programs held on the 29th
of October, 2005 in which you and four (4) provisional
winners were selected as winners under draw No. 3491
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:
08-04-33-38-BL-AU drew the lucky numbers:
32-12-6-37-34-27, which subsequently won you the
lottery. All participants were selected randomly
through computer ballot draw system and from 500
companies.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum
of $666,077.30 (Six Hundred and Sixty Six Thousand and
Seventy seven Dollars and Thirty Cents) as your
winning prize. This is from a total prize pool of
$3,330,386.50. Please note that your lucky winning
number falls within our Europe payment office in
Europe as indicated in the results.

In line with this, your $666,077.30 will be paid to
you upon confirmation and clarification by our payment
office in Europe. Our European agent will immediately
commence the process to facilitate the release of your
winnings as soon as you contact him.
Do please quote your Draw, Reference and Winning
numbers in any correspondence with our designated
agent.

Please include your telephone number(s) when
contacting the agent.

You should contact Mr. Raymond Schulson at the below
email

address: agent4@fsmail.net

Congratulations once more from all members and staff
of this program and thank you for being part of our
promotional lottery program.

Sincerely yours,

Lindsay Fitte (Ms).

Results Coordinator.



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