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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: canadalotterycenterboard@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 06 Nov 2005 18:22:54 +0200
Subject: +++WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!!!!!!!!!

From: Mrs. Anna David
No: 125 St Michael's Street
Plot 2A Harrison Drive
Ontario Canada.
Email:canadalotterycenterboard@hotmail.com
Customer Service: 680 NCA 85914
Ref: EAAL/851OYHI/04
Batch No: Lotto 6/49
Draw Coupon: Match 6+B

WINNING NOTIFICATION

THIS LOTTERY IS SPONSORED BY THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE 2010 WORLD CUP TO BE HOSTED IN
SOUTH AFRICA. We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro- American Sweepstake Lottery International
programs held on the Wed Aug 31 2005 in Essex United Kingdom and Canada Your e-mail address attached to
ticket number:B9564 75604545 100 with! Serial number 46560 drew the winning numbers 1/18/30/33/36/47 with a
bonus Number 23, for LOTTO 6/49 under the choice of the lottery in the 2nd category of daily three. You have
therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$1.000, 000.00 (One Million United States Dollars) in cash
credited to file EAAL/9080118308/04.

This is from a total cash prize of US $130,000,000.00 Million dollars, shared amongst the first One-Hundred
and thirty (130) lucky winners in this category worldwide. Please note that your lucky winning number falls
within our Afro booklet representative office in Africa as indicated in your play coupon, because this
particular draw was selected to promote the 2010 World Cup to be Hosted in South Africa hence your winning
information must be kept to enable you participate in our subsequent games before the grand finale. In view
of this, your US$1.000, 000.00 (One Million United States Dollars) would be released to you by an accredited
commercial Bank in South Africa. Our African 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 draws system and extracted
from over 10,000,00 companies and personal e-mails. 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 corresponding agent in South Africa immediately you read this message for quick and urgent
release of your fund, contact information is as follow;

Mr. Kelis Richards telephone number +27=83=667-2628.
(Lottery agent) email: lotteryagent_kelisrichards@yahoo.com.

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/ batch numbers in any
correspondences with our designated agents.
(a) BANK NAME
(b) BANK ADDRESS
(c) ACCOUNT NAME
(d) ACCOUNT NUMBER
(e) BRANCH CODE
(f)Your Full Names:
(g)Your Full Contact Address:
(h) Your Occupation:
( i) Date of Birth/Age:
(j) Marital Status:
(k)Your Telephone/Cell Phone and Fax Numbers for effective communication between us.
( l) A scanned copy of your ID, preferably your International Passport or Drivers License.

Congratulations once more from all members and staff of this program that has successfully won this
competition. Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
Yours Sincerely,

Mrs.Gladys Owen United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator

Mrs.Patricia Hope Asst. Gen. Sec Mr. Grey Johnson

Canadian/American Zonal Secretary General.

Switzerland Zonal Co-coordinator for African Winners Dr Bill Wilson.

African/European Head Office Baumgarten-strasse 15 Postfach 686 Geneva CH-8201

Schaffhausen Dr Peter Martins Head South African

Offshore Payment Office Madrid, Spain. Thanks for your

Co-operation in anticipation.

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