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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: "EAFFCITY LOTTO" <eafflotto@euro-americanlinks.com>
Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2005 23:28:42 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!

Euro American And Australian frequent flyer
city link international programme
Customer service
209 12TH Avenue south suite 307,
Nashville TN 37204
Euro- American frequent flyer.
An affiliate to paramount processing centre
245 great eastern streets summerset,
Sm2 9ut UK. EURAA award dept
Ref: #eafc675/22
I.p: f2258*66
Bach: #5cjo


AWARD WINNING FINAL NOTFICATIONS

We happily announce to you the draw of the European American frequent
flyer and holiday maker international program held on the 8th September
2005in North American.Your email address was selected from world wide
travel agent computer ballot generating programs with serial number
(12369/22) I. p number (f2258*66) Bach#5cjo Reference number
#eafc675/123 which subsequently won you the prize award winnings in
the (ten) finalist.

You have there fore been approved to claim the total sum of $1.500,
000, 00 us(one million five hundred thousand united states dollars)
in cash credited to file (ffeaj5/2005).this is from a total cash prize
of($15 million Dollars) which was shared among the first ten lucky
winners in this programs.Please not that your lucky number fall within
the Euro administrative agent in Europe as indicated in your winning
draw date. In view of this, we have giving instruction to your
administrative agent a wire transfer instruction to pay you the said
above amount. And five years open pre paid ticket to any destination
of your choice.

If you are already aware of the amount and have made necessary
arrangement to received payment and onward transfer to your bank
account, please disregard this email Notification, otherwise contact
our European agent, Tom Newton {+44-7979-55-6349} and one of
our representative will be able to deal with your call. Please note for
security reason and data protections, you are advice to keep your
winnings information confidential till your claims is been processed,
this is part of our precautionary measures to avoid double claims.

Please note that to accurately process and facilitate your claims,
you must provide ID code, which is stated below. Without your
ID code we will not be able to verify your information and ask you
some personal questions that will allow the system to update your file.

Tom Newton
ID CODE: EAFW-0002/5JO59
Direct tell: +44-7979-55-6349
Email: claims-paramount@london.com

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs for these great
award winnings.

Sincerely,
Chris Douglas
Euro American frequent flyer city link
International programme.



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