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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: camelsmaria@handbag.com
Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 14:09:20 +0200
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION !!!

EURO PRIZE BONANZA AWARD
EURO LOTTERY.
CALLE PASEO GENERALITAT 27B, 105 PH,
BARCELONA - SPAIN.
E-mail:
EURO LOTTERY WINNER
ATTENTION: REF. NO: EU/EMAIL303/EU06
Euro Price Bonanza wishes to inform you of the results of the E-mail address
ballot lottery international program by Euro Lottery Union held on the 11th
of April, 2005. Your email account has been picked as a winner of 600,000.00Euro
Only (SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS ONLY).

This results is now released to you on the 12th of April 2005, and your email
address attached to Serial No:0631505 with the Lucky No:04,62,43,71,92,Security
file No W-91237-H°67/B4. Which won the lottery in the A Category. All participants
were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from Microsoft users
from company and individual email addresses users.

Be advice to keep your winning information confidential until your claims
has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security
protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program,For
the release of your winning,Kindly contact your claim's agent :
TRIANGLE AGENCY S.A.
Calle Sant Miquel 36,Barcelona-Spain.
Email- evansmello@netscape.net
Tel.0034-618-391-068
Attention.Evans Mello
NOTE: All winnings must be notarized to complete the
claim process; winners will be referred to a Claim´s agent,to have their
winnings notarized.Winners are to cover the legal charges not
EURO LOTTERY.

Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications please remember to quote your reference
number and batch numbers in all correspondence.
They are your agent, and responsible for the
processing and transfer of your winnings fund to you.
YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS W-91237-H°67/B4 (keep
personal) Remember, your winning must be claimed not
later than 10-05-05). After this date,

funds might be returned to the unclaimed. Furthermore,
should there be any change in your address, do inform
your claims agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations from the staff and thank you
for being part of email account users program.
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs.Camel Maria.




N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
winners will result to disqualification. Please do not
reply to this mail. Contact your claims agent MR.EVANS MELLO at evansmello@netscape.net


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