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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: "lotto 2002_4" <lotto2002_4@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2005 07:38:19 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS

From: Mrs. GLADYS OWEN.
Euro-Afro-American-Sweepstake Lottery
Headquarters: 1a, Bexon Court Carlton
Nottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ Essex
United Kingdom
E-mail: nationallotto2004@hotmail.com


Customer Service: 680 NCA 85914
Ref: EAASL/851OYHI/04
Batch: 12/25/DC34
Zonal Draw No: GMLA2-005
Grand Draw No: 12099

CONGRATULATIONS WINNING NOTIFICATION

Dear Sir,

We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro- American Sweepstake
Lottery International programs held on the 13th Dec 2004 in Essex United
Kingdom. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B9564 75604545 100
with! Serial number 46560 drew the winning: 01/10/11/18/19/46, which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.



You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$820,000.00
(Eighty Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited
to file
KPC/9080118308/02.This is from a total cash prize of US $1100,000,00
Million dollars, shared amongst the first One Hundred and thirty (130)
luckywinners in this category world-wide.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Afro booklet
representative office in Africa as indicated in your play coupon. In view
of this, your US$820,000.00 (Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand United
States Dollars)would be released to you.

Our African agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact him. All participants were
selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draws system
and extracted from over 10,000,00 companies and personal emails.

This promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised
to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed
and your money remitted to you.


This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be
warned. To file for your claim, please contact our corresponding agent in
South Africa immediately you read this message for quick and urgent release
of your fund, contact information is as follow: -

HON JOHN EDWARD(ESQ)
E-mail: {hon_johny020edward@yahoo.com}-+27-83-485-6082


Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on or before 20th April
2005. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your
reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our designated agents.

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program that
has successfully won this competition.


Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.


YOUR'S Sincerely,

Mrs. GLADYS OWEN.
United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator.


Mr.GREY JOHNSON,
United Kingdom zonal Secretary General.

Thank you for your Co-operation.

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