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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: "National Sports Lottery Promotions International" <bjohnson201@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 12:08:48 +0000
Subject: You have WON our Sport Lottery.

From: The Desk of Dr. Mobolaji Johnson.
Lottery Coordinator
National Sports Lottery Nigeria Promotions International.
Ref. Number: 132/756/4534
Batch number: 638901527-AMB/02
GRAND FECILITATIONS

Hurray! You have been selected as one of the five lucky winners in the
second edition of National Sports Lottery Nigeria Promotions International
draw.You have therefore been approved for a huge payout of 2.5 Million
Pounds (Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand Pounds Only). How was the
selection process done?

Winners were randomly selected from an initial database of 500,000 emails
which was eventually downsized to 5,000 from which we eventually selected
the final and lucky five. The process was done through the computerized
email balloting system selecting emails from The Middle East, Asia, Africa,
Canada, Europe, USA and South America. The process of collecting your
winnings is to be handled by our Prize Transfer Agents. To ensure a smooth
collection of your grand prize, You are to contact our agents by email or
telephone within a week of receiving this notice.
Please find full contact details below:

Mr.Ola Adams
Payment Officer
Email:oladams@excite.com

Please note, when you contact your claims agent please remember to quote
your reference number and batch number in all correspondence.
Ref. Number: 132/756/4534, Batch number: 638901527-AMB/02.
Furthermore you are seriously advised to keep all winning lottery
information and numbers from the public in line with our company security
protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by
unscrupulous individuals. Please do not reply to this email, contact your
claims agent as instructed above.

On behalf of all our staff in National Sports Lottery Nigeria Promotions,
accept my Congratulations!
DR. MOBOLAJI JOHNSON.
Lottery Co-ordinator,
LAGOS,NIGERIA.
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