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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: "EAAS Lottery Agency" <eaaslotteryagency@msn.com>
Reply-To: agentduncan@sify.com
Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 01:08:14 +0000
Subject: August Lottery Winner

E.A.A.S Lottery Headquarters:
Customer Service, 580 N. Tenth Street Sacramento, CA85914
Arena Complex, Km 18 Ministry Way
I.P.P Award Dept Accra Ghana.


WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro -Afro Asian Sweepstake
Lottery International programs held on the 28th of July in Accra Ghana in
conjunction with the West African monetary institute; your e-mail address
attached to ticket number: 544 7443465L44 which subsequently won you the
lottery in the 3rd category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$980,000 (Nine
Hundred and Eighty Thousand Dollars). This is from a total cash prize of
US$19.6Million dollars, shared amongst the first hundred (100) lucky winners
in this category.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our African Booklet
representative office in Africa as indicated in your play coupon. In view of
this, your US$980,000 (Nine Hundred and Eighty Thousand Dollars) would be
released to you by our Affiliate Lottery Company DNL Lottery Agency Accra
Ghana in Africa. Our Africa 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 draw system and extracted from over 100,000 individuals and
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 fiduciary Agent: MR.DUNCAN KIDJO
on Email: agentduncan@keromail.com

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, you are to contact Mr.Duncan
Kidjo with followings details below:

1. Your full names:
2. Telephone number:
3. Contact address:
4. Country of residence:
5. Ticket Number:
6. Occupation:
7. Age:

Quote your Ticket number in any correspondences with us or our Designated
agent.

Congratulations, once more from all members and Staffs of this program and
thanks for being part of our promotional lottery program.

Sincerely,

Sir William Scot.
AFRO-ASIAN Zonal Coordinator.


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