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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: "MEGA LOTTERY" <megalotto@netscape.net>
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 19:54:01 +0700
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION.

ATENTION,

WINNING NOTICE FOR CATEGORY "A" WINNER.

Dear Lucky Winner,

RE: PRIZE AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual
final draws of MEGA LOTTERY PROMOTIONS.The online cyber lotto draws was
conducted from an exclusive list of 25,000 e-mail addresses of individual
and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search
from the internet. No tickets were sold.

After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as one of
two winners in the category "A" with the following:
Ref Number : 35149/337-5247/LNI
Batch Number: 26371545-LNI/2005

You as well as the other winner are therefore to receive a cash prize of
ONE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY ($1,000,000.00) each from the total
payout.
Your prize award has been insured with your e-mail address and will be
transferred to you upon meeting our requirements, statutory obligations,
verifications, validations and satisfactory report.
To begin the claims processing of your prize winnings you are advised to
contact our licensed and accredited claims agent for category "A" winners
with the information below:

Mr.James Smith,
Financial Director,Regency Lotttery.
Amsterdam,The netherlands
E-mail :jamessmith@spinfinder.com
Phone :+31-646-674-774
FAX: :+31-847-581-345
You are expected to provide the following details below to your claims
agent:

1) BATCH AND REFFERENCE NUMBERS
Ref Number: 35149/337-5247/LNI
Batch Number: 26371545-LNI/2005
2) FULL NAMES
3) AGE
4) MAILING ADDRESS
5) PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS
6) EMAIL ADDRESS

NOTE: All winnings must be claimed not later than 20 days. After this date
all unclaimed funds would be included in the next stake. Remember to quote
your reference information in all correspondence.
You are to keep all lotto information away from the general public
especially your reference and ticket numbers. (This is important as a case
of double claims will not be entertained).
Anybody under the age of 18 and members of the affiliate agencies are
automatically not allowed to participate in this program.

Thank you and congratulations !!!

Yours faithfully,
Mrs.Jennifer Adams
Games/Lottery Coordinator.
Trust International Lottery

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