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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 africalottery" <euroafricalotteryagent@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 11:01:27 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS

My Dear
We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro-American
Sweepstake Lottery International programs held on the Friday 17th june 2005
. in Essex United Kingdom. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:
B9564 75604545 188 with! Serial number 97560 drew the winning:
12/18/22/33/43/48, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd
category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
820,000.00 Euro(Eighty Hundred and Twenty Thousand Euro) in cash credited to
file KPC/9080118308/02.This is from a total cash prize of Euro 1100,000,00
Million Euro shared amongst the first One Hundred and thirty (130) lucky
winners 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 820,000.00 Euro (Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand Euro)would be
released to you by Absa Bank South Africa.
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. 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 in
whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.
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: -

Bar.James Khumalo & Associates(Esq.)
Tel Line: + 27 83 -666-4066
E-mail: euro_africalotteryrep@yahoo.co.in
E-mail: euroafricalotteryrep@hotmail.com

Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on or before 11th July
2005. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your
reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our designated agents or
us. 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. As soon as you are in contact with our
agent,please keep us informed.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Teresa Allan.
United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator.

Mr. Alexandra Davis
United Kingdom zonal Secretary General.
Thank you for your Co-operation.

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