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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: "cook linda" <cook002linda@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: lindacook2@uk2.net
Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2005 14:05:22 -0500
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Dear Winner,
WINNING FINAL NOTIFICATION
We are officially informing you of the result of the Lottery Winners
International programs held on the 29th of October 2005 as part of our
promotional programs for the year 2005. Your e-mail address attached to
ticket number 77007742781005-18721 with reference number 414-3721060 drew
winning numbers 7-00-71-00-66-49 and credited to batch number 121cfc, which
consequently won in the 3rd category via our electronic ticket as stated
above. You have therefore been approved for a pay out of ?1,800,000.00 (One
Million Eight Hundred Thousand Pounds).
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
We also advice that you keep your winning information very confidential as
our security policy demands to avoid double claims/impersonation and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some individuals.
All participants were selected through a random computer ballot system drawn
from over 800,000 company and 1,000,000 individual email addresses and names
from all over the world. This promotional program takes place annually and
we hope with part of your winning you will take part in our next year ?20
Million Pounds International Lottery. To file for your claim, you will be
contacting our accounts department authorized to verify and process your
claims for your total payment (You will receive more information upon your
acknowledgment of this email).
This lottery is promoted and sponsored by software corporations and other
private organizations to help individuals generate fortunes which would
encourage them to expand their business frontiers thereby creating more
opportunities and assisting with humanitarian concerns within their
immediate environment. Please Note that winnings must be claimed not later
than 25th of
November 2005. After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in our
subsequent program coming up later in 2005. In order to avoid complications
always quote your reference number in all correspondence.

NAME:.....................................................................
AGE:.........................................................................
SEX:..........................................................................
ADDRESS:...............................................................
EMAIL:....................................................................
PHONE
No.:...........................................................................
OCCUPATION:.......................................................
COMPANY:.............................................................
COUNTRY:..............................................................

Please you are adviced to complete the form and send back to us for
prompt collection. You are automatically disqualified if you are below 18
years of age.
Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to
disqualification.
This E-mail message (including attachments, if any)is intended for the
use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may
contain Information that is privileged, proprietary,confidential and
exempted
from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, you are
notified that any dissemination,distribution or copying of this
communication
is strictly prohibited.

Sincerely yours,
Mrs linda cook
Programs & Events coordinator
(Highwood Group)

REPLY TO,
lindacook002@uk2.net

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