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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: "lynda williams" <lotteryinfo_9@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 10:14:16 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATION LOTTOINFO,

FROM:MRS.LYNDA WILLIAMS
Euro-Afro-American-Sweepstake Lottery
Headquarters: 1a, Bexon Court Carlton
Nottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ Essex
United Kingdom Customer Service: 580 NCA 85914
Ref: EAASL/941OYI/04
Batch: 12/27/Du34

ATTN:OWNER,


CONGRATULATIONS WINNING NOTIFICATION!
We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro-American Sweepstake
Lottery International programs held on the 23rd DECEMBER ,2004 in Essex
United Kingdom.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B956475604545
188 with! Serial number 97560 drew the winning: 01/03/22/32/38/44/, which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category. You have therefore
been approved to claim a total sum of 800,000 (EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND
BRITISH POUNDS) in cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/02.This is from a
total cash prize of 20,000,000.00 Million British Pounds, shared amongst the
first TWENTY FIVE(25)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
800,000.00 (EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND BRITISH POUNDS) 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 and individuals.This promotion takes
place annually. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning
information confidential till your claim is processed and your money
remitted to you.This is part of our precautionary measures to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this programme by some unscrupulous
elements.Please be warned. To file for your claim, pleasecontact our
corresponding agent in South Africa immediately you read this message for
quick and urgent release of your fund, contact information is as follow: -
NAME : DR. D.S.C. WILLIAN.
EMAILS : lotteryinfo_10@hotmail.com
OR : TELE : +27-73-80-76-389.


please be informed that all winning must be claimed on or before 30th 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 thiscompetition.
CONGRATULATION ONCE MORE.
Sincerely,
MRS.LYNDA WILLIAMS.
United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator.

MR.DAVID PATRICK.
United Kingdom zonal Secretary General

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