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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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Please note about this email:

• It is a fake lottery scam (6 typical phrases found).
  
• It lists mobile phone numbers or call redirection numbers (no bank, lottery, etc would use mobile phones to take customer calls).
  
• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Dan Peterson" <winnings@liverpoolwinnings.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 10:22:00 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY

The  National Online Lottery
                             P O Box 1010
                          Liverpool, L70 1NL
                            UNITED KINGDOM
                          (Customer Services) 

Ref:UK/9420X2/68 
Batch:074/05/ZY369

Date:8TH July,2005                                                                                              

                          

 

                        WINNING NOTIFICATION:
FROM,
EURO AFRO ASIA SWEEPTAKES LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
AN AFFILIATE OF FOUNDMONEY INTERNATIONAL
IPP AWARD DEPT,
580 N.TENTH STREET,
SACRAMENTO,CA 85914 ARENA COMPLEX,
KM 18,ROUTE DE RUFISQUE AMSTERDAM,
NETHERLANDS.
                       WINNING NOTIFICATION.
We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro - Afro Asian Sweepstake
Lottery International programs held on the 5th may 2005 in Amsterdam
Holland.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 694 7443465 L25 which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 3rd category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$50,000.00
(Fifty Thousand United States Dollars) in cheque.
This is from a total cash prize of US$40,000,000.00 Dollars, shared
amongst  the winners.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Africa
booklet representative in Abuja Nigeria as indicated in your play
coupon, In
view  of this, your US$50,000.00 (Fifty Thousand United States Dollars)
cheque would be released to you by our fiduciary agent in Abuja
Nigeria.
Our Fiduciary agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate
the release of your cheque as soon as you contact him.
All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites and
guest books through computer draw system and extracted from over
100,000 individuals and companies.
This promotion takes place annually and it is sponsored by Sultan of
Brunei, Bill Gates of Microsoft and his associates to encourage the use
of internet and computers world wide.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning
information's confidential till your claims is processed and your
cheque delivered to your nominated address through an approved
delivering
officer appointed specially for this program.
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 by email first

our fiduciary agent:Danpetersonwinninglottery@yahoo.co.uk
TELPHONE:+234 80 256 61041
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, you are to contact the
fiduciary agent in Nigeria with the followings details above.
Your full names, contact address, age, private telephone/fax number and
occupation. Quote your Ticket number in any correspondences with us or
our designated agent. Winners under 18 years of age will be
automatically disqualified.
Congratulations, once more from all members and staffs of this program.
Thank you for being part of this promotional lottery program.
Our special thanks and gratitude to Sultan of Brunei, Bill Gates of
microsoft and all his associates.
CONTACT YOUR FIDUCIARY AGENT DIRECTLY,

Mr dan peterson

email:Danpetersonwinninglottery@yahoo.co.uk

+234 80 25661041

.....................
Sincerely,
EURO AFRO ASIA [ZONAL CO-ORDINATOR]
FOR,
EURO AFRO ASIA SWEEPTAKES LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
AN AFFILIATE OF FOUNDMONEY INTERNATINAL
IPP AWARD DEPT,
580 N.TENTH STREET,
SACRAMENTO,CA 85914 ARENA COMPLEX,
KM 18,ROUTE DE RUFISQUE
AMSTERDAM,
80NETHERLANDSFROM,
EURO AFRO ASIA SWEEPTAKES LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
AN AFFILIATE OF FOUNDMONEY INTERNATIONAL
IPP AWARD DEPT,
580 N.TENTH STREET,
SACRAMENTO,CA 85914 ARENA COMPLEX,
KM 18,ROUTE DE RUFISQUE AMSTERDAM,
NETHERLANDS.
                      

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