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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: "Eze Moses" <ezemoses@msn.com>
Reply-To: moseseze_euromillion@katamail.com
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 17:02:59 +0000
Subject: PAYMENT CONFIRMATION

EUROMILLIONES INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAM
TO THE MANAGING DIRECTOR:
FROM: THE DESK OF PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
REF: OYL/34890003476/07
BATCH: 65/00319/IPD

ATTN,
We happily announce to you the draws of the Euromilliones International
Lottery programs held on the 17th of August, 2005 here in Madrid Spain, in
which you and five (5) provisional winners were selected as winners under
draw No. 6078-22. Your address attached to ticket number: 056- 0148-876-132
drew the lucky numbers: 65-12-32-33-21-46, which subsequently won you the
lottery. All participants were selected randomly through computer ballot
draw system and from 5,000 companies. You have therefore been approved to
claim a total sum of €1,549,790.41 (One million,five hundred and forty nine
thousand seven hundred and ninety and forty one cents) as your winning
prize. This is from a total prize pool of €5,748,952.05 Please note that
your lucky winning number falls within our Europe payment office in Madrid
as indicated in the results. In line with this, your €1,549,790.41 will be
paid to you upon confirmation and clarification by our payment office in
Madrid,Spain.

Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your winnings as soon as you contact them. Do please quote your
Batch,Serial,Draw, Reference,Ticket and Winning numbers in any
correspondence with our designated agent. Please include your telephone
number(s) when contacting the agent Congratulations once more from all
members and staff of this program and thank you for being part of our
promotional lottery program. Sincerely yours EZE MOSES(Mr.) Results
Coordinator.

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to
Disqualification. Contact your agent immediately. Also you are automatically
disqualified if you are below 18 years of age.


BEST REGARDS,

MR.EZE MOSES
{RESULT COORDINATOR}

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