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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: "grace robinson" <gracerobinson@euroamericanpromotiononline.net>
Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 05:47:13 +0000
Subject: PRIZE ALERT NOTIFICATION

EURO AMERICAN LOTTERY PROMO
3b Olympic Way, Sefton Business Park,
Aintree, Liverpool, L30 1RD
FROM: THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: EALP/66-CAW662005

PRIZE ALERT NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, 19th of May
2005,of winners of the EURO AMERICAN LOTTERY PROMO held on 10th of May
2005.Your email address was attached to ticket number 13-2466-69486-699;
with serial number GP58-89 drew the lucky numbers 17-14-64-66, and
consequently won in category A. You have therefore been approved for a lump
sum pay out of GBP 1,000,000.00 POUNDS in cash credited to file
REF:NO. EALP/66-CAW662005. This is from total prize money of GBP
5,000,000.00
POUNDS, shared among the 5 international winners in this category.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from 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-AC952005.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 GBP
10,000,000.00 POUNDS international lottery.

To begin your claim, please respond back to your claims agent;

NAME: Paul Miller
E-mail:agentmiller@ukrpost.com.ua

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.

Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part
of our promotional program.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Grace Robinson.
THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
EURO AMERICAN LOTTERY PROMO

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