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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: "Mrs Roseline Thomas" <britishlottocomm_001@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2005 21:18:00 +0000
Subject: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT REQUIRED!!!!

BRITISH LOTTO COMMISION
(AFFILIATED WITH NATIONAL INSURANCE)
P.M.B 1975 VICTORIA, CENTRAL LONDON ENGLAND.
Tel/Fax: +44-703-1840378

FROM: THE DESK OF MANAGING DIRECTOR
CLAIM FILE NUMBER: EG/008045160027.APL/30
BATCH NUMBER: 100000488
RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE



We are pleased to inform you today, 4th day of November 2005, of the
release of the BRITISH LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM Held on the 1st
September 2005. Your email attached to the ticket number
025-11-464-992-750 with serial number 2113-05 drew the lucky numbers
13-15-16-21-34-36, which consequently won the lottery in the 3rd
category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump Sum Pay of $815, 950.00
(EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND, NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY UNITED STATES
DOLLARS ONLY) In Cash Credited To File REF NO:EG/008045160027.JUN/05. This
Is
>From A Total Cash Prize of $25,756.820.00 (TWENTY FIVE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED
AND FIFTY SIX THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY DOLLARS ONLY) Shared
Among eleven International winners In This Category. CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with a finance company insured to your
email,due to mixed up of Some numbers and names we ask that you keep this
award top secret from public notice until your claim has been processed and
your money remitted to your account as this is part of our protocol to avoid
double claiming or unwarranted taking of an advantage of this program
by participants. All participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from 25,000 names from Europe, America, Asia, Australian
and Africa as part of our international promotions program, which we
conduct twice every year. We hope with a part of your prize you will take
part
in our next high stake USD 1 .3 BILLION INTERNATIONAL. LOTTERY.

To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent, DR.ALLAIN
BOUDREAUX the Foreign Service manager of UNION FINANCE COMPANY. On TEL:
+44-704-0122431 FAX: +44-704-0122432 or Email :
allainboudreaux02@yahoo.com for processing and remittance of your prize
money to your designated account. Remember all prize money must be
claimed not later than 10TH of DECEMBER 2005. After this date, all funds
will
be returned to the Ministerio De economia Hacienda as unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delay and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every of your
correspondence with us or your agent, furthermore, should there be any
change of address, Do notify your claims agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations again from all members of our staff and thank you for
being a part of our promotion program.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Roseline Thomas
Managing Director

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