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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: "JONATHAN BAILY" <jonathanbaily_05@msn.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 01:24:39 +0000
Subject: DEAR WINNER

C/CORDOBA NO 21 PLANTA 2-A
28204 MADRID -NIGERIA.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
BAREED INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
REF NO: EGS/2551256003/03
BATCH NO: 14/0017/IPD

RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION, FINAL NOTICE.

We are pleased to inform you, that as a result of our RECENT LOTTERY DRAWS
HELD on the 4rd of December 2005.Your e-mail address attached to ticket
number:11 23 34 38 48 49 46 750 with serial number:2113 ? 05 drew lucky
numbers:13 15 ? 22 ? 37 39 which consequently won in
the 2nd category. you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of
Naira to EU715,810.00 (SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED AND
TEN EURO) Note that All participants in this lottery program have been
selected randomly through a computer ballot
system drawn from over 20,000 companies and 30,000,000 individual email
addresses from all search engines and web sites.

This promotional program takes place every year,and is promoted and
sponsored by eminent personalities like the Sultan of Brunei,Bill Gates of
microsoft inc and other corporate organisations.This is to encourage the use
of the internet and computers worldwide.

For security purpose and clarity,we advise that you keep your winning
information confidential until your claims have been processed and your
money remitted to you.This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.

We look forward to your active participation in our next 4 million euro's
slot. You are requested to contact your clearance/cliam agent MR Jack
Wealth,Foreign Operations Manager,BAREED INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS S.A ON
Email:-(jackwealth@ny.com) Phone Number+234 8023 600 967 for processing and
remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice.

All winnings must be claimed not later than one month After the date of this
notice.Please note,in order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications,remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in
all correspondence.Furthermore,should there be any change of address do
inform our agent as soon as possible. Congratulations!!!once more and thank
you for being part of our promotional program.

NOTE: YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED IF YOU ARE BELOW
18 YEARS OF AGE.

Sincerely,

MRS. Jonathan Baily.

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