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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: "irish lotto" <irishlotto2000@msn.com>
Reply-To: jankwon@myway.com
Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2005 23:07:54 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS

IRISH GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED

IRISH WEB LOTTERY IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACTS
OF(Registration Z720633X).
The Irish Lottery
47 Meadow Vale,
Sligo, Ireland.
Ref: LSUK/2031/8161/05
Batch: R3/A312-59

We are pleased to announce to you the draw of the IRISH LOTTERY PROGRAMME
online Sweepstakes International Program held on SATURDAY 23rd OCTOBER 2005.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial
number 5368/05 drew the lucky number: 22 which subsequently won the LOTTO
PLUS 1 prize.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 1,000,000.00 Euros
(One million Euros) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/05 of Irish
Lottery.All participants for the online version were selected randomly from
the World Wide Web through a computer draw system and extracted from
over100, 000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed
online.

This promotion takes place weekly. 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 1,000,000.00 Euros
would be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe (UK).

To file for your claim,

please contact our fiduciary agent:Mr. Jan Kwon

Email: jankwon@myway.com

That way your Winnings Certificate and all other relevant
documents/paperwork can be prepared for you. Note that all prize funds must
be claimed not later than One month. After this date all funds will be
returned to the LOTTERY TREASURY as unclaimed. In order to avoid unnecessary
delays and complications, please endeavor to quote your Reference Number
(LSUK/2031/8161/05) and Batch Number (R3/A312-59) in every correspondence
with your agent.

Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, do inform your
claims agent as soon as possible. For security reasons, you are advised to
keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and
your money remitted to you in the most appropriate manner organizers deem
fit. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.

Good luck.Yours faithfully,
MR BRAIN HUNT. Online Co-coordinator for IRISH LOTTERY SWEEPSTAKE PROGRAMME

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