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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: "europw lottery International" <europwlottss@interfree.it>
Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2005 07:08:36 +0400
Subject: Notified Winner!!!

EUROPW LOTTO PLUS ONE INTERNATIONAL EXTRA AWARD PROGRAM
Ref. Number: E3P/211/474/2005
Batch Number: 0151912NN82
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 28th October, 2005.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 07943582-2290 with serial number 1448232 drew lucky numbers 22-1-26-17
which consequently won in the 1st category "A", you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 1.500,000.00 Euros
(One million Five Hundred Thousand Euros) which is the winning payout for category "A" winners,This is from the total prize shared each among
the 5 international winners in this category. 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
Processing Claims Manager,
Nieuwezijds, 152/A 1242
Voorburgwal-The Netherlands
Email: eurpwintnatlott@netscape.net
TEL: 00 31 617 624 063
FAX: 00 31 847 561 259
www.europw.com


Best Regards.
Mrs. Coker Garrett.
Europw Nat/Int'l Lottery Program.
DIRECTOR PROMOTIONAL PROGRAM

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