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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: "peter gaga" <hadleyhenry@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: john_bartlett_56@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 02:32:04 +0100
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION!

Global Lottery Headquarters:
Customer Service
an Affiliate of FUND MONEY INTERNATIONAL.
Arena Complex 103/106 MAYFAIR LONDON,
WC1A 3RE I.P.P Award Dept.
Ref: EAS/941OYI/03
Batch:03/06/MA34

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

Due to widely access usage of Internet facilities all over the world today,
the GLOBAL LOTTERY SWEEPSTAKES INTERNATIONAL was set up to reward
individuals/companies through lottery organised based on randomly selection
from WORLD WIDE WEB sites through computer draw system and extracted from
over 100,000 companies/individuals. This promotion takes place annually. The
recent draw was held in Edinburg, Scotland in United Kingdom on the 1st
November, 2005. Your email address attached to ticket number:56475600545 188
with serial number :5388/02 drew the lucky numbers 23-17-14, which
subsequently won you the lottery in the second category. You have therefore
been approved to claim a total sum of US$1,000,000.00 (One Million United
States Dollars) in cash credited to tile KPC/9080118308/03. This is from a
total cash prize of US$20 Million Dollars, shared amongst the first Twenty
(20) lucky winners in this category. Please note that your lucky winning
number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as
indicated in your play coupon.

In view of this, your US$1,000,000.00 (One Million United States Dollars)
would be released to you by our security firm in Europe. Our European agent
will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your
funds as soon as you contact him.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in
whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our
precautionary measure to double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this
program by some unscrupulous elements.

To file your claims, please contact our fiduciary agent:
Mr.John Bartlett
HEAD OF FUND DEPARTMENT
Email: john_bartlett_56@yahoo.co.uk
To avoid unnecessary delay and complications, Please quote your
reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our designated agent or
us. Congratulations once more from all members and staff of this
program.Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

Sincerely,
Hadley henry
Global Lottery Promo.

Congratulations!

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