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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 millionaire" <euromill@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: euromill1@teenmail.co.za
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 20:17:19 +0200
Subject: WINNER

EURO MILLIONAIRE LOTTERY COMPANY
Queen Victoria House
Studley B80 7LQ
United Kingdom


Ref File no: 2561000, Ticket No : 69575
Batch Claim no: 38393/05

RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE.

Dear, Winner,

This is to inform you on the release of the EURO
MILLIONAIRE LOTTERY PROGRAM held on the 22nd January 2005.

Among the 250 participating finalist 6,000 full tickets in
the fifth series from a pool of $50,000,000:00 (FIFTY
MILLION) in full cash your number 036 - 22564992 - 730 with
serial number 698 - 75 drew the lucky number 16 - 23 - 39 -
41 which consequently won a prize in the category.

However the number, which your name appears, has been
approved for payment of US$815,960.00 (EIGHT HUNDRED AND
FIFTEEN THOUSAND, NINE HUNDRED AND SIXTY DOLLARS in cash
credited to a file ref N: 22 - 34 - 556.
CONGRATULATIONS.

Due to impossibility to reach you, your award certificate
has been deposited with EURO CRYSTAL SECURITY COMPANY,
registered to your file claim number.

Please forward your claim reference numbers to them,
because a payment bond has been placed on your award, you
are thereby advise to keep this award from public notice
until your claim has been confirmed and price remitted to
you, as this is part of our security protocol to all
participant.

Meanwhile, your fund has been deposited with a security
company insured in your name, which are responsible for
handing the remittance of won prices.

You are to complete this process and claim your prize
money, the deadline for the notice is 21 April 2005 Non
Compliance till this date will result to disqualifications
insured prize will be returned.

Since we dont deal directly with the public please forward
your claim details, Tel/fax and your address including
your complete bank informations were you want your funds to be
transfered to MR JOHN WILL OF EURO CRYSTAL SECURITY COMPANY on
Phone: 34 606 683 398 Fax:34 940 464 044 to enable them
fax you the payment processing form For handling and payment
processing/remittance.

Congratulations once again from all staff and thank you for
choosing EUROMILLIONAIRE LOTTERY COMPANY.

Kind regards

SANDRA WILLIAMS
INT, L LOTTERY PRIZE PROMOTION
EUROMILLIONAIRE

___________________________________________________________

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