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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: u_trust2004@tiscali.it
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 16:16:54 +0100
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION:

UNIVERSAL TRUST WORLDWIDE LOTTERY.
138 EDWARD STREET, 4TH FLOOR
BARINOR BUILDING
johannesburg, south africa.
Ref: EAASL/941OYI/02
Batch: 12/25/DC34
24/9/2004
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro - Afro
AsianSweepstakeInternational programs held on the 10th of SEPTEMBER 2004
in cairo
Egypt.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with

Serial number 5388/02 drew the lucky numbers: 31-6- 26-13-35-7, which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category. You havetherefore

been approved to claim a total sum of US$2,500,000.00 (Two million, five

hundred Thousand,United States Dollars) in cashcreditedto file
PC/9080118308/02. This is from a total cash prize of US $ 25Million dollars,

shared amongst the first Fifty (50) lucky winners inthiscategory.Please

note that your lucky winning number falls wit hin our Europeanbooklet
representative office in Europe as indicated in your playcoupon. Inview

of this, your US$2,500,000.00 (Two million, five
hundredthousand,UnitedStates Dollars) would be released to you by our security
firm inEurope.
OurEuropean agent will immediately commence the process to
facilitatethe releaseof your funds as soon as you contact him. All participants

wereselectedrandomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system

andextracted fromover 100,000 companies. This promotion takes place
annually. For security reasons, you areadvised tokeep your winning
information confidential till your claims isprocessed andyour money remitted

to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claimyourprize. This is part
of our precautionary measure to avoid doubleclaimingand unwarranted
abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. To file for you r
claim,
please contact our fiduciary agent:
Mr henry jonse
Email: henry247h@excite.com
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
please quote your reference/batch numbers in any
correspondences withus or our designated agent. Congratulations once
more from
all membersand
staffs of this program.
Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery
program.
Sincerely,
SIR H.J.PONFAUNIVERSAL TRUST WORLDWIDE LOTTERY Coordinator.
EMAIL: henry247h@excite.com




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