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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: "GLOBAL HAND PROMO" <globalhandpromo21@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 15:08:07 +0000
Subject: RE/AWARD NOTIFICATION(2005)

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS / PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
REF NUMBER: 3117849330/03.
BATCH NUMBER: 50/0112/INL.

RE/AWARD NOTIFICATION

After a successful completion of the 2nd category draws of Global Hand Promo
held on the 15th of November 2005,we are pleased to inform you of the
announcement today 30th of November 2005, you among other two
persons,winning in the second category, became a winner with the winning
ticketnumber, 467-8943-78-090 , which was attached to your e-mail
address.Several
Internet users e-mail addresses in the last ten years were extracted from
the world wide web and after careful filtration yours was found valid in
that it is up to date,before being used for the draws.

As a winner in this 2nd category you are therefore entitled to a sum of
(1,500,000.00 Million Euro), now available for claim.To begin your claim
process contact the claim agent/ Legal Practitioner,

CAMPBELL DOUGLAS
EMAIL: campbelldouglas1@mail.zp.ua

Your instrument of payment as well as a copy of this notification has been
sent ahead to the claim agent who, after verifying that you are the actual
owner/user of the e-mail address that won the draws, shall instruct the
paying bank for the release of your winning claims.

Note that the claim process is not expected to last longer than two weeks
from the date of contacting the claim agent.

Accept our congratulations!

Yours sincerely,

MARK RICHARD

MANAGING DIRECTOR

(GLOBAL HAND)



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