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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 MILLIONS LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL <euromillionslot@netscape.net>
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 13:47:24 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATION ON YOUR WINNING IN THE EURO MILLIONS LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL


EURO MILLIONS LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.
FROM: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REF: EML/10002244/01
BATCH: 34/007/ILP /SL
RE: WINNING NOTIFICATION/FINAL NOTICE.

Sir/Madam,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Euromillions Lottery
Winners International E-mail programs held on the 18th
of Feb. 2005.Your E-mail address attached to ticket number
30001415366-609 with lucky main number 20 21 26 32 46 drew lucky star
numbers 08 09, which consequently won in the 2nd category, you have
therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 1,000,000.00 Euro.
(One Million Euro)

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you 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 by some
participants.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from over 100,000 company and 50,000,000 individual email addresses and
names from all over the world.

This lottery was promoted and sponsored by Bill Gates,President of
Microsoft, the world's largest software company inorder to enhance and
promote the use of Internet Explorer Users and microsoft-wares around
the globe. This promotional program takes place every
three year. We hope with part of your winning you will take part in
our end of year 50million Euro International lottery.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiducial/Claim agent:
DR.JOE COLEMAN,(MORGAN CONSULTANT)
TEL:628-636-002.
Email: morgansec@netscape.net

Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 7th of May
2005. After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next
stake. Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications please remember to quote your reference
number and batch numbers in all correspondence. Furthermore, should
there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for
being part of our promotional program.

Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

Sincerely yours,

Mr.Agustín Lorenzo Lopez
Lottery Coordinator.

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