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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: "Exclusive G8 International" <xmaslotto105@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: claims_officer_g8@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2005 02:50:57 -0900
Subject: G8 LOTTERY SIGNAL YOU AS WINNER!!!


EXCLUSIVE G8 E-MAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD.
(YULETIDE SESSION LOTTERY AWARD)
VIA CORDERO BRUSKI 45/46 MILANO
BACTH NO: EXG8/EU/0046/2152315/005
REF. No: EXG8/EU/75096/24568/005/6
YULETIDE SESSION
LOTTERY AWARD/PROCESSING ADVICE
This is to inform you of the release of the G8 E-MAIL LOTTERY BALLOT
INTERNATIONAL/WORLD GAMING BOARD held on the 6TH OF DECEMBER 2005. Due to
the mix up of numbers, the results were released on the 7TH OF DECEMBER
2005. Your email address attached to Ticket No:7804468845 with Serial No
0252393053 drew the lucky numbers of 05-07-65-11-92 which subsequently won
the lottery in the 1st category. You have therefore been approved for a lump
sum payout of 1,450,000.00 EUROS(ONE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND
EUROS ONLY) in credited to a file reference number SBNA 6483490491.This is
from total prize money of 7,250,000.00 EUROS shared among the international
winners in our 1st -5th categories.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
25,000 company email addresses and 3,000,000 individual email addresses from
all search engines and website all over the world as part of International
Promotions Program,conducted every TWO years ,and this is promoted and
sponsored by eminent personalities FROM THE G8.
CONGRATULATIONS! Your funds is now in custody of a financial/Security
company insured in your FILE REFERENCE and covered with HIGH INSURANCE
POLICY.Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your
winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and
your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.
To process your claim, please contact your file/claim officer:
DR.MANSELL ENRICO
EXCLUSIVE G8 E-MAILS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION,SPA.on
Email: claims_officer_g8@yahoo.fr
Make sure that you quote your winning references in all your correspondence
with them. Please be informed that NON RESIDENCE of ITALY will be required
to procure an Affidavits of Lotto Claim/Court clearance certificate from the
Court in ITALY prior to European Gaming Board as required by the
paying Authority.Please be aware that your Paying Authority will Effect
Payment Swiftly upon satisfactory Report, For due processing and remittance
of your winning prize to designated account of your choice, please treat as
urgent.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delay and complications, please remember
to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your
correspondences with your agent and all reply must be via email as to ensure
the legibility. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do
inform your claims agent as soon as possible.Note that all winning must be
claimed not later than 30TH OF DECEMBER 2005. After this date all unclaimed,
funds will be included in the next stake.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being
part of our promotional program.
Yours Sincerely,
Francesca Olympics,
Vice President.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
(a) Note that there exists a periodic condition on all claims
process,failing which would lead to disqualification and winnings
Forfeiture.Winners are therefore advised to expedite their claims process.
(b) Being one of the lucky winners,you constitute entrant's full and
unconditional agreement to and acceptance of our terms and conditions of
claims to avoid any discrepancy in the cause of payment of your prize awards
winning.
(c) As our staffs are bound by the oath of secrecy taken on employment.By
this lottery prize awards winning, you acknowledge your acceptance to be
added to our lottery master player database






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