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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: "Joyce Oversealottery" <joyce_oversealottery@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 08:16:14 +0000
Subject: LOTTERY WINNING NOTICE CONGRATULATION

OVERSEAS LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
LONDON.12 BRIDGE STREET,
STAINES MIDDLESEX TW18 4TP UK
REF NUMBER: OSL/653/029/03
BATCH NUMBER: AT-040-SB06-03
DEAR SIR/MADAM,

We are pleased to inform you, THAT AS A RESULT OF OUR RECENT Lottery DRAWS
HELD on the 2nd OF November,2005. Your e-mail address attached to ticket
number 27522465896-532 with serial number 652-662 drew lucky numbers
7-14-18-23-31-45 which consequently won in the 2nd category.You have
therefore been approved for alump sum pay out of 3,000,000 (POUNDS)(THREE
MILLION POUNDS) note that All participants in this lottery program
have been selected randomly througha computer ballot system drawn from over
20,000 companies and 30,000,000 individual email addresses from all search
engines and websites.

This promotional program takes place every year, and is promoted and
sponsored by eminent personalities like the Sultan of Brunei, bill gates of
microsoft inc and other corporate organisations. this is to encourage the
use of the internet and computers worldwide.For security purpose and
clarity, we advise that you keep your winning information confidential until
your claims have been processed and your moneyremitted to you. This is part

of our security protocol to avoiddoubl claims and unwarranted abuse of this
program by some
participants.

We look forward to your active participation in our next year USD50 million
slot. You are requested to contact our clearance officer below to assist you
with your winnings and subsequent payments. all winnings must be claimed not

later than one month After the date of this notice.Please note, in order to
avoid unnecessary delays and complications,remember to quote your reference
number and batch numbers in all correspondence. Furthermore, should there be
any change of address do inform our agent assoon as possible.

Congratulations once more and thank you for being part of our promotional
program.

NOTE: YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED, IF YOU ARE BELOW 18 YEARS OF AGE.

Sincerely yours,
JOYCE SMITH.
(LOTTERY COORDINATOR)

YOU ARE ADVICE TO CONTACT MR FRANK DENNIS FOR YOUR CLAIM FOREIGN DEPARTMENT
MANAGER,
CASH CHANGE UK LTD
EMAIL:frankdenn003@yahoo.co.uk
TEL:+44-703-184-4918



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