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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: "AUSTRALIA LOTTO" <lottreyresults@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 09:04:08 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATION YOU HAVE WON!!

AUSTRALIA LOTTO LOTTERY PROGRAMME INC.

Ref: 475061725
Batch: 7056490902/188
Winning no: GB8701/LPRC
Date:18/11/2005
CONGRATULATIONS!!
Dear Sir/Madam,
We are delighted to inform you of your prize
release on the 18TH NOV,2005 from the
Australian International Lottery programme. Which is
fully based on an electronic selection of winners
using their e-mail addresses form various web
sites.Your email address was attached to
ticket number; 47061725 07056490902 serial number
7741137002 This batch draws the lucky numbers as
follows 5-13-33-37-42bonus number 17,which
consequently won the lottery in the second category.
You here by have been approved a lump sum pay of
US$450,000.00 (FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS)
in cash
credit file ref: ILP/HW 47509/02 from the total cash
prize shared amongst eight lucky winners in this
category. All participant were selected through a
computer balloting system drawn form Nine hundred
thousand E-mail addresses from Canada, Australia,
United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and
Oceania as part of our international promotions
program which is conducted annually. This Lottery was
promoted and sponsored by a conglomorate of some
multinational companies as part of their social
responsibility to the citizens in the commmunities
where they have operational base. Further more your
details(e-mail address) falls within our European
representative office in Amsterdam,Holland, as
indicated in your play coupon and your prize of
US$450,000.00 will be released to you from this
regional branch office in NIGERIA. We hope with part
of your prize, you will participate in our end of year
high stakes for US$2.6 Billion international draw. HOW
TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE: Simply contact our fiducial
agent,DR, SHARON SMITH at sharo_smith@yahoo.co.uk to
file
for your claim . Please quote your reference, batch
and winning number which can be found on the top left
corner of this notification as well as your full name,
address and telephone number to help locate your file
easily. For security reasons, we advice all winners to
keep this information confidential from the public
until your claim is processed and your prize released
to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of
this programme by non-participant or unofficial
personnel. Note, all winnings MUST be claimed by the
28TH of NOV, 2005; otherwise all funds will be
returned as Unclaimed and eventually donated to
charity organisations.
Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!
PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.CONTACT YOUR
CLAIMS AGENT AT (sharo_smith@yahoo.co.uk) ANY BREACH
OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE
WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION

Best Regards,
Dr,Hillary Nelson
(co-ordinator.)



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