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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: "allstatelottery allstatelottery" <allstatelotteryaward@msn.com>
Reply-To: tom_terry01@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 01:13:10 +0000
Subject: 2ND CATEGORY

ALLSTATE-LOTTERY Headquarters:
Customer Service
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw of the ALLSTATE- LOTTO Sweepstake
Online Lottery International programs held on the 17th of Dec, 2005 in
BRESIA
ITALY Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with
Serial number 5368/02drew the lucky numbers:19-6-26-17-35-7, which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$2,500,000.00
(Two million,Five Hundred Thousand United StatesDollars) in cash credited to
file ktu/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of US $ 25 Million
dollars,
shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category.All
participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through
computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies.
This promotion takes place annually Please note that your lucky winning
number falls within our European booklet epresentative office in Europe
as indicated in your play coupon.In view of this, your US$2,500,000.00
(Two million,Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) would be released
to you by our payment office in europe.

Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate
the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. For security reasons,
you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your
claims is processed and yourmoney remitted to you in whatever manner you
deem fit to claim your
prize.

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.Please be
warned. To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
MR TOM TERRY.
Email:tom_terry01@yahoo.co.uk
Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery
program.
Sincerely,
Rita Jones.
ALLSTATE-LOTTO Co-ordinator



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