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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: "Zonal Coordinator SweepStake" <sweepstakelottery@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2005 12:17:30 +0000
Subject: YOU'VE JUST WON $3.5MILLION USD

Sweeps Stake Lottery
Euro-Afro-Asian Zonal Office
Affiliate of International Lottery organization.
58 Queens way, Suite 161. London W2 3RW England

CONGRATULATION!!!

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro -Afro Asian Sweepstake
Lottery International programs held on the 3/12/2004 in London.
Your e-mail address attached to Ticket number: 844 595434 6588C
Serial Number: 6395-408AWL
Batch Number: D51/10872004PDU
Lottery Reference Number: 63-76-95-27-14
which subsequently won you the lottery in the 3rd category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 1.75M Pounds
Stearling equivalent of S$3,500,000.00 (Three Million Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars). This is from a total cash prize of US$35Million
Dollars,shared amongst the first hundred (10) lucky winners in this
category.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet
representative office in London as indicated in your play coupon.

In view of this, your 1.75M Pounds Stearling equivalent of US$3,500,000.00
(Three Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) would be
released to you by our security firm in London.Our European 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 only for this season before play coupon
begins.

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.Ben Scott with
the information below:
1.Name:
2.Address:
3.Marital Status:
4.Age:
5.Sex:
6.Country Of Residence:
7.Draw Number above
on:- uklottery_consult@myway.com

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, or call hotline +44
7040119243
Congratulations, once more from all members and staffs of this program.
Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENTDIRECTLY.
Best Regards,
Mrs Jennifer Smith,
EURO-AFRO-ASIAN Zonal Coordinator

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For your claim contact
Mr.Ben Scott
Verification Unit Head
Fiduciary Agent Office
Directlines:- +44 7040 119243
Fax :- +44 7005 806371
Email:- uklottery_consult@myway.com
verification_unitdept@hotmail.com



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