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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: "Adam White" <dr_adamwhite@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2005 08:23:23 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS! You are a winner!

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER
GRAND LONDON LOTTERY, UNITED KINGDOM.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD
DEPARTMENT
REF: OYL/25041238013/04
BATCH: 24/00319/IPD

Dear Winner,
LOTTERY AWARD NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, of winners of the
VICTUAL WIN PROMO LOTTERY, ENGLAND INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on the 1st of
November,2005. Your email address was attached to ticket number
023-0148-790-459, with serial number 5073-11
drew the lucky numbers 43-11-44-37-10-43, and consequently won the lottery
in the 3rd category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of
US$1,500,000.00 in cash credited to file REF NO.OYL/25041238013/04.All
participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
25,000 names and email addresses from Australia, New Zealand,
America,Europe, North America,Africa and Asia as part of International
Promotions Program, which will be conducted annually.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Your fund is now deposited with the payment board in your name. Due to the
mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly
from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money
remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.

To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent:
Mr.Bryan Smith
e-mail: payclaim2@yahoo.com

Please also send the following for due processing and remittance of your
prize money:

1. Full names.
2. Phone number.
3. Mobile number(if available)
4. Fax number.
5. Full residential address (area code where applicable)
6. Occupation and position.
7. Sex.
8. Age.
9. Nationality.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your
correspondence with your agent.

Congratulations again from all our staff.

Sincerely,
Dr. Adam White
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
GRAND LONDON LOTTERY,
UNITED KINGDOM



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