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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: "Silvia Rau" <onlinelottery@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 12:24:21 +0000
Subject: Hello

FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
REF NO: EGS/2551256003/02
BATCH NO: 14/0017/IPD

RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE,ALL WINNERS INFORMATION.

We are pleased to inform you, that as a result of our RECENT LOTTERY DRAWS
HELD on the 1st of September 2005.Your e-mail address attached to ticket
number:11 23 34 38 48 49 46 750 with serial number:2113 ? 05 drew lucky
numbers:13 15 ? 22 ? 37 39 which consequently won in the 2nd category.you
have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of US$715,810.00
(SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED AND TEN US DOLLARS ONLY)

Note that All participants in this lottery program have been selected
randomly through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000 companies
and 30,000,000 individual email addresses from all search engines and web
sites.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
money remitted to you .This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.We look
forward to your active participation in our next 4 million euro\'s slot.
You are requested to contact your clearance/cliam agent ANDREAS BECKMANN ,
Foreign Operations Manager,I-T SECURITY AND FINANCING GMBH BERLIN GERMANY ON
contact him with this
Email:(itfinance1@hotmail.com)

for processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of
your choice Allwinnings 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 as soon as possible.

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

Sincerely,
MRS. Silvia Raul.
VICE PRESIDENT.
INTL LOTERIA PRIMITIVA

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