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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: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2008 22:59:01 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Re: CONGRATULATIONS////// YOUR E-MAIL HAVE WON YOU USD$850, 000.000






--- On Wed, 11/5/08, cu.so14@aliceadsl.fr <cu.so14@aliceadsl.fr> wrote:
From: cu.so14@aliceadsl.fr <cu.so14@aliceadsl.fr>
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS////// YOUR E-MAIL HAVE WON YOU USD$850, 000.000
To:
Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2008, 6:57 AM

UNITED NATIONS LOTTERY DEPARTMENT
WEST AFRICA REGION
Ref: UN/776090X2/23
Batch: 013/06/8394369

FINAL NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the Draw (06/1096) of the UNITED
NATIONS DEVELOPMENT LOTTERY PROGRAMME online held on ,3rd of
MAY 08.

Your e-mail address attached to Ticket Number:
77773214332-678 with Serial number 269-774 drew the
lucky Winning Numbers: 1-12-21-67-98-33-28 (Bonus No.56).

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of
USD$850,000 (Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand United State
Dollar)

To file for your claim please contact our affiliate agent
With Details Below:

NAME: Mr Martins Lawrence
EMAIL: unitednationsagent2008@diplomats.com

1.FULL NAMES OF BENEFICIARY:
2.RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:
3.DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH:
4.PHONE/FAX NUMBERS:
5.SEX:
6.OCCUPATION:
7.MARITAL STATUS:
8.NATIONALITY:
9.TICKET NUMBER AND SERIAL NUMBER:
10.AMOUNT WON:
11.AGE:

1.You can come down in person to collect your funds here in
AFRICA.

2.Or our affiliate courier company can send the cheque to YOU.

Congratulations once again from all our staff for being
apart of our Promotions program.

The society lotteries are managed by Sisson Marketing
International Limited, certified by the Gambling Commission ELM

All information is strictly confidential and will only be
used for the purpose to which it is been requested in order
to avoid unwarranted taking advantage of this programmed by
non-participant or unofficial personnel.

Finally, all funds should be claimed by their respective
beneficiaries,not later than 15 days after notification.

Mr.Daniel Peter (Clearance Officer)
United Nations International Draws Centre
WEST AFRICA REGION
Certification 180/3/2.©UNITED NATIONS LOTTERY 2008.




---------------------- ALICE N°1 de la RELATION CLIENT
2008*--------------------
Découvrez vite l'offre exclusive ALICE BOX! En cliquant ici
http://abonnement.aliceadsl.fr Offre soumise à conditions.*Source : TNS SOFRES
/ BEARING POINT. Secteur Fournisseur d.Accès Internet

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