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"Commonwealth Mega Lottery (MR.PAUL EDWARDS, NANCY BAKER)" is a label used by a fake lottery and fake "claims agent" in the UK and West Africa

Please send us replies by "claims agents", especially money demands, we will publish them here.

Please forward copies of fraud emails to the abuse department of the webmail address listed as the contact email for the "claims agent". Ask for the addresses to be suspended because they are used in a 419 fraud (see 419 FAQ).

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Example email:

Commonwealth Mega Lottery
Link House
292 - 308 Southbury Road
Enfield
EN1 1TS
London
United Kingdom
REF: UK/9460X2/68
BATCH: 074/05/ZY369

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw of the Commonwealth Mega Lottery International
programs held on the 17th of April, 2005 in London, United Kingdom. Your
e-mail address attached to ticket number: 564 75600545 188 with Serial number
5368/03 drew the lucky numbers: 4110283, which subsequently won you the lottery
in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum
of £28,500,000.00 (Twenty Eight million, Five Hundred Thousand Pounds) in
cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of
£285 Million Pounds, shared amongst the First Ten (10) lucky winners in this
category.

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through
an Automated computer draw system and extracted from over 1,000,000 companies
world wide. This promotion takes place annually. 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 £28,500,000.00
(Twenty Eight million, Five Hundred Thousand Pounds) would be released to
you by our payment office in London.

Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your Winnings as soon as you contact him. 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 Participants. Please be warned.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:

MR.PAUL EDWARDS
CLIENT SERVI CE DEPARTMENT
Email: pauledwards@fastermail.com

Tel: +44-7881683979

Fax: +44-2084858625

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference
and batch numbers written above in any correspondence with us or our designated
agent.

Congratulations once again from all members and staffs of this program. Thank
you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

Sincerely,

NANCY BAKER.
Commonwealth Mega Lottery Co-ordinator

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