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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 MILLONAIRE" <euromillones11111111@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: euromill111@teenmail.co.za
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 15:46:00 +0200
Subject: WINNER

EURO MILLIONAIRE LOTTERY COMPANY
Queen Victoria House
Studley B80 7LQ
United Kingdom

Ref File no: 2561000, Ticket No : 69575
Batch Claim no: 38393/05
RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE.

Attn: Winner

This is to inform you on the release of the EURO MILLIONAIRE LOTTERY PROGRAM
held on the 22nd July 2005.

Among the 250 participating finalist 6,000 full tickets in the fifth series
from a pool of $50,000,000:00 (FIFTY MILLION) in full cash your number 036
- 22564992 - 730 with serial number 698 - 75 drew the lucky number 16 - 23
- 39 - 41 which consequently won a prize in the category.
However the number, which your name appears, has been approved for payment
of US$815,960.00 (EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND, NINE HUNDRED AND SIXTY
DOLLARS in cash credited to a file ref N: 22 - 34 - 556.
CONGRATULATIONS.
Due to impossibility to reach you, your award certificate has been deposited
with Crestel Groupo Finance. registered to your file claim number.
Please forward your claim reference numbers to them, because a payment bond
has been placed on your award, you are thereby advise to keep this award
from public notice until your claim has been confirmed and price remitted
to you, as this is part of our security protocol to all participant.
Meanwhile, your fund has been deposited with a Finance company insured in
your name, which are responsible for handing the remittance of won prices.
You are to complete this process and claim your prize money, the deadline
for the notice is 21 Dec, 2005 Non Compliance till this date will result
to disqualifications
insured prize will be returned.
Since we dont deal directly with the public please forward your claim details,
Tel/fax and your address including your complete bank informations were
you want you funds to be transfered to Dr Miquel Brown of Crestel Groupo
Finance. on Phone: 34 606 683 398 Fax:34 940 464 044 to enable them fax
you the payment processing form For handling and payment processing/remittance
to your bank account.
Congratulations once again from all our staff.
Kind regards
JUAN RICHELS
INT, L LOTTERY PRIZE PROMOTION
EUROMILLIONAIRE

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