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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: "national lottery" <eupnaloovkjy@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 11:49:11 +1100
Subject: Notified Winner

EUROPW LOTTO PLUS ONE INTERNATIONAL EXTRA AWARD PROGRAM
Ref. Number: E3P/211/474/2005
Batch Number: 01325/1912-NN82
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY
COORDINATOR, PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Dear winner,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners International programs held on the 23th of September, 2005.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 07943582-2290 with serial number 1448232 drew lucky numbers 22-1-26-17-21- 93-0
which consequently won in the 1st category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 1.500,000.00 Euros
(One million Five Hundred Thousand Euros) CONGRATULATIONS ones more!!! Due to mix up of some numbers and names,
we ask that you keep your winning information strickly from public notice until your claims has been processed and your money
Remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 10,000,000 companies and 30,000,000 individual email
addresses and names from all over the world, names from Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe, North America, Middle East, Africa and
Asia as part of International Promotions Program. This promotional program takes place once a year. This lottery is promoted by the software and
internet giant corporations to compensate some few individuals with website and email addresses, Please note that your lucky winning numbers
falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon to file in for your claims, please contact your processing claims officer.

Mr. Milton Raymond
Fiduciary Processing Claims Agent
Nieuwezijds, 152/A 1242
Voorburgwal-The Netherlands
Email: eurpwintnatlott@netscape.net
TEL: 00 31-617-624-063
FAX: 00 31-847-561-259

Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than (10th October.2005) and Winning claims begins (29th September, 2005}. After this date
all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake. Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and Complications please remember
to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence. Furthermore, should there be any change of address do Inform our
agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

Sincerely yours,

Mrs. Coker Garrett.
Lottery Coordinator
Europw National/Int'l Lottery Program.

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