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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: "IRISH FINAL 2005 AWARDS" <irishlotterynotifications@msn.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 10:45:01 +0000
Subject: FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION 2005 (lotto plus1)

The Irish Lottery
47 Meadow Vale,
Sligo, Ireland.
Ref: LSUK/2031/8161/05
Batch: R3/A312-59

SUCCESS ALERT:

CONGRATULATIONS!!!


We are pleased to announce to you the draw of the IRISH LOTTERY
XMAS BONUS online Program held on SATURDAY 26th NOVEMBER 2005.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with
Serial
number 5368/05 drew the lucky number: 09 whichsubsequently won the
LOTTO
PLUS 1 prize. You have therefore beenapproved to claim a total sum of
€350,000.00 Euros (Three hundred and fifty Thousand Euros) in cash
credited
to file KTU/9023118308/05 of Irish Lottery.
All participants for the online version were selected randomly from the
World Wide Web through a computer draw system and extracted from
over100,000
unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online.This
promotion takes place weekly.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European
booklet
representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon.
In view of this, your €350,000.00 Euros would be released to you by any
of
our payment offices in Europe(UK).

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:

Mr Bolgart Omeara.

Attorney at Law

Email: Bolgartirishlottoclaimsagent@cooperation.net

Tel: +447023052143.

That way your Winnings Certificate and all other relevant
documents/paperwork can be prepared for you. Note that all prize funds
must
be claimed not later than two weeks. After this date all funds
will be returned to the LOTTERY TREASURY as unclaimed.
In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please endeavor
to
quote your Reference
Number(LSUK/2031/8161/05) and Batch Number(R3/A312-59)in every
correspondence with your agent.

Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, do inform your
claims agent as soon as possible. For security reasons, you are advised
to
keep your winning informationconfidential till your claims is processed
and
your money 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
unwarrantedabuse of this program. Please be warned.

Good luck from me and members of staff of the IRISH LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,

CHARLES BRICH(MR).

Online Co-ordinator for IRISH LOTTERY SWEEPSTAKE PROGRAMME

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