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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: "Gabriel Seaman" <gab_seaman@mail2world.com> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 03:20:29 -0800
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!






EURO AMERICAN LOTTERY PROMO
TRINITY ROAD, HALIFAX, WEST YORKSHIRE HX2 5GR
FROM: THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: EALP/86-AC952004
AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement
today, 27th of January 2005,of winners of the EURO
AMERICAN LOTTERY PROMO held on 25th of January, 2005.

Your email address was attached to ticket number
13-2466-69486-699; with serial number GP58-89 drew the
lucky numbers 17-13-34-88-41-87, and consequently won
in category A. You have therefore been approved for a
lump sum pay out of US$500,000.00 in cash credited to
file REF:NO. EALP/86-AC952004. This is from total
prize money of US$2,000.000.00 shared among the three
international winners in the category A.

All participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn from 100,000 companies/individuals
from Middle East, Australia, New Zealand,America,
Asia, Europe and North America as part of our
International Promotions Program, which is conducted
annually.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Your fund is now deposited with a Security company
insured in ref no. EALP/86-AC952004.Due to the mix up
of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this
award strictly from public notice until your claim has
been processed and your money remitted to your
account. This is part of our security protocol to
avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by
participants of this program.

We hope with a part of you prize, you will participate
in our end of year high stakes US$10Million
international lotto.
To begin your claim, please respond back to your
claims agent;

NAME : GABRIEL, SEAMAN .P
EMAIL: gab_seaman@mail2world.com

He will brief you on steps to be taken for due
processing and remittance of your prize money.
Remember, you must contact him using his mailing
address not later than two weeks after this date or
funds will be returned as unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, please remember to quote your reference
number in every one of your correspondences.

Ticket number 13-2466-69486-699
Serial number GP58-89
Lucky numbers 17-13-34-88-41-87
File REF NO.EALP/86-AC952004

Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you
for being part of our promotions program.
Sincerely,
Mrs josphiney Viscious.
THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
EURO AMERICAN LOTTERY PROMO

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
Winners will result to disqualification

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