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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: "Euro-American Lottery Int'l UK" <winninginfo@tiscali.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: euroamericalotto@euromail.net
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 11:13:38 +0100
Subject: Congratulations

FROM: THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
ATTENTION:THIRD CATEGORY WINNER

DEAR SIR/MADAM,
After a successful completion of the third category draws of
EUROAMERICAN LOTTERY, held on 21TH Octorber 2004, we are pleased to inform you of the official announcement today, that you have emerged one of
the winners of the EURO AMERICAN LOTTERY/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS,which is
part of our promotional draws.

Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
250,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from
Africa,America, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe,Middle East,and New
Zealand as part of our International Promotions Program.
Your email, attached to ticket number 714-5-9827,with serial number
14-83 drew the lucky numbers 03, 15, 23, 25,35, 40,(30), and
consequently won in the Third Category.

You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of US$500,000.00
in cash,which is the winning payout for third category winners. This is
from the total prize money of US$7,200,000.00 shared among the eight
international winners in the Third category.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with our corresponding bank, insured in your
name. To avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we request that
you keep this award strictly from public notice until the entire
process of transfering your claims has been completed,and your funds
remitted to your account.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming of
unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.
We also wish to bring to your notice our end of year (2004) high stakes
where you stand a chance of winning up to US$5 million, we hope that
with a part of your prize you will participate.

Contact your claims agent immediately,to begin your
claims process;

DR.MRS. ALMOND ROSE
CLAIMS DEPT. MANAGER,
EURO AMERICAN LOTTERY UK
EMAIL: almondrose2002@yahoo.com

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice. Remember, you must contact your claims agent
within a week of recieving this mail.
NOTE: To avoidunnecessary delays and complications,remember to quote
your reference and batch numbers provided below in every one of your
correspondence with your claims agent.

REFERENCE NUMBER: E-A-L549-1
BATCH NUMBER: 277-DT

Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being
part of our promotions program.

Sincerely,
THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
EURO AMERICAN LOTTERY UK.

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will
result to disqualification.Do not reply to this mail.Contact your
claims agent.

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