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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: "Q-soft E Sweepstakes" <qsoftp@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2005 17:54:38 +0000
Subject: Email Sweepstake Prize.

Q-soft E Sweepstakes.
41-48 Drive Eland Square
West Copland 7721NL.
Ref No: QES-35187-22/05.
Serial No: 301133


Date: November
5th, 2005.

Dear Sir/Madam,

SWEEPSTAKE PRIZE AWARD INFORMATION.

This is to officially inform you of the result of our Q-soft Email
Sweepstakes draw that was conducted on the 5th day of November 2005. This
email address which was attached to Serial Number 301133 and selected by our
E-games Random Selection System (ERSS) has won you our sweepstakes program
in the general prize category. You have now been approved to claim a total
payment sum of USD$980,000:00 (NINE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY THOUSAND US DOLLARS
ONLY) as attaches to payment file Ref No: QES-35187-22/05. We are aware of
the surprises that do follow such a notification message based on the fact
that you have not purchase a lottery ticket from us, but be informed here
that it was a promotional program from our Q-soft company with the major aim
of introducing our services and the same time promoting the benefit of the
Internet usage.

These approved funds can only be claimed by contacting our assign payment
house. Due to the nature of this program, we ask that you keep a copy of
this notification message safe until your claim has been processed and
collected; as this is the only security measure that has been put in place
to save guild your interest. You can begin this claim now by contacting the
Payment house on email address: alkinsfin@katamail.com with your Complete
Names, Postal (Resident) Address, Telephone and Fax Numbers, Occupation,
Reference Numbers and the amount approved (Won) for the processing of this
claim. All funds not applied for after the 19th day of November 2005 will be
return back to us.

Felicitations as we do expect you to make better use of these funds.

Sincerely Yours,
Milkos Williams (Dr).
Q-soft E. Sweepstakes.
Email: qsoft@winning.com

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Note: In accordance with the Q-soft Sweepstakes policy and regulations, this
notification is dispatched directly to the prize Winners only. If you are
not the rightful recipient and feel you have received this message by error,
kindly destroy any copy in your possession for you are not authorized to
read, print, retain or disseminate any part of it.
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