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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: "Kate Adams" <kateadams000@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 10:35:36 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS,YOU HAVE WON.

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
JURIST LOTTO PROMO LOTTERY, UNITED KINGDOM.PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
WHITE HART LANE, LONDON N17 8HR, UNITED KINGDOM.

Dear Winner,

REF: 041238013011JLP
BATCH: 0034712-EX
AWARD NOTIFICATION/FINAL PAYMENT NOTICE.

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today,15th Nov,2005,
of Winners of the JURIST PROMO LOTTERY, UNITED KINGDOM,draws held on
28th October, 2005.
Your email address attached to ticket number 023-0148-790-459, with
serial number 8973-20 drew the lucky numbers 09-44-44-67-27-11, and
consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category.
You have therefore been approved for lump sum pay Out of
(£1.500.000.00) One Million, five hundred thousand British Pounds in cash
credited to file REF
No.041238013011JLP. This is from total prize Money Of(£25.500.000.00)
Twenty-Five Million, five hundred thousand British Pounds shared among
the seventeen International winners in this category.

All participants were selected through a computer Ballot System drawn
from 25,000 email addresses from Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe,
North America and Asia as Part of International Promotions Program, which is
Conducted Annually.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Due to the mix up of some numbers and addresses, we ask that you keep
this Award strictly from Public notice until your claim has been processed
and released to you.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming by
participants of this program. We hope with a part of your prize, you
will participate in our end of year high stakes £500 Million International
Lottery.
To begin your claim, please contact our Director,Claims/Remittance
Department:

Mr.Justus Frank
Director,Claims/Remittance Department,
JURIST LOTTO PROMO LOTTERY,
LONDON,UNITED KINGDOM.

Email: justusfrank@mailz.net
He will process and ensure the release of your won prize Money.
Note that all prize money must be claimed not later than 26th November,
2005.
After this date, all funds shall be returned to our treasury as
unclaimed prize money.

In order to avoid unnecessary delay and complications, please remember
to quote your Reference and batch numbers in every of your correspondence
with our payment officer.
Congratulations once again!

Yours faithfully,

Ms.Kate Adams.

The Promotions Manager, JURIST LOTTO
PROMO LOTTERY,LONDON,UNITED KINGDOM.

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