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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: "tomson timoty" <barr_tomson@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 12:57:41 +0000
Subject: BRIEF HISTORY OF THE LOTTERY AWARD

THIS AWARD WAS SET UP THE CEO AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE MICRO SOFT WEAR,MICRO
SOFT HAS BEEN CHOSEN AS ONE OF THE FASTEST SYSTEM OF INTERNET BUILD SINCE
THE
BEGINING OF COMPUTER SYSTEM IN OUR SOCIETY TODAY. IT HAS BEEN DELIBRATED SO
MANY TIMES IN THE COMPANYS AGENDA WHETHER WE ARE OPERATING ON HIGH VOLTAGE
OR
NOT.IT WAS DURING THIS SERIALS OF MEETING THAT WE CAME TO AN AGREEMENT
NETHER TO SET UP AN AWARD SYSTEM TO KNOW WHETHER OUR SERVICES IS OK TO THE
SOCIETY AND THE ENTIRE WORLD TOGETHER. WE FINALLY COME TO CONCULATIONS ABOUT
GOING TO INTERNET SERVICE OF CHOSEN DIFFERENT E-MAIL ADDRESS OF UNKNOW
PEOPLE TO REWARD THEM AND ALSO MAKE THEM TO COPE TO THE STANDARD OF LIVING
IN THEIR VARIOUS COUNTRY. SO MANY SERVICES LIKE THIS HAVE BEEN DOING
PROMOTIONS ALSO,TAKE FOR INSTANCE THE WORLD SPAN, GALILO NET WORK,THESE ARE
THE NETWORK THAT LOOK AFTER THE USE OF AIRLINES TICKET CONFIRMATIONS WHICH
EVERY ONE KNOWS WHEN THEIR AWARD SYSTEM TOOK OVER. WE ARE HAPPY TO ANNOUCE
THESE TO THE ENTIRE WORL BECAUSE
THESE IS THE 3RD STAGE OF OUR AWARD SYSTEM,AND WE WILL EQUALLY BRING TO YOUR
NOTICE THAT SINCE SOME OF OUR LUCKY WINNERS LIVES FAR AWAY FROM US WE WILL
ADVICE
YOU THAT WHAT EVER IS REQUIRED FROM YOU FOR YOUR WON CHEQUES TO REACH TO
YOU , KINDLY MAKE UP TO IT TO AVOID ANY DELAY ,ALL CHEQUES HAS BEEN SIGNED
AND
DELIVER TO OUR AFFILIATED BANK IN JAKARTA INDONESIA. WE THANK YOU ALL FOR
YOUR SUPPORT TO THE USE OF MICRO SOFT SYSTEM. SINCERLY YOURS.

BARRISTER TOMSON WOOD. {ESQ}. TEL...+62--856-I75-4919

N/B............. SEND US THE FOLLOWINGS STATED BELOW.
1:HOUSE ADDRESS,WORKING PLACE ADDRESS, PRIVET CONTACT
NUMBER,AGE,NATIONALITY,TICKET NUMBER AND FULL NAME
2:SCAN COPY OF YOUR ID CARD OR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT
ORDRIVER LISENCE FOR PROPER RECORDINGS.
IS IMPRTANT WE HAVE ALL THESE TO ENABLE YOUR CHEQUE
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