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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: "luci edwards" <luciedwards@uklotterypromotions.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 10:15:21 +0000
Subject: congratulation!

A.A.S Lottery Headquarters:
Customer Service
580 N. Tenth Street
Sacramento, CA 85914
Euro - Afro Asian Sweepstake Lottery
an Affiliate of Foundmoney International
Arena Complex Km 18 Route de Rufisque
I.P.P Award Dept.

johannesburg, south africa.

Ref: EAASL/941OYI/03
Batch: 03/06/MA34



WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro - Afro
Asian Sweepstake Lottery International programs
held on the 1st of NOVEMENBER 2003 in Dakar Senegal.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 564
75600545 188 with Serial number 5388/02 drew the lucky
numbers: 31-6-26-13-35-7, which subsequently won you
the lottery in the 2nd category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum
of US$2,500,000.00 (Two million,Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars) in cash credited to file
KPC/9080118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of
US $ 25 Million dollars, shared amongst the first
Fifty (10) lucky winners in this category.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls
within our European booklet representative office in
Europe as indicated in your play coupon.

In view of this, your US$2,500,000.00 (Two
million,Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars)
would be released to you by our security firm in Europe.

Our European 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 draw system and
extracted from over 100,000 companies. This promotion
takes place annually.

To begin your lottery claims , please contact your claims agent,MRS Luci
Edwards (luciedwards112@netscape.net)

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 avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
quote your reference/batch numbers in any
correspondences with us or our designated agent.

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs
of this program. Thank you for being part of our
promotional lottery program. You are to contact our
Fiduciary agent as quickly as possible.

We await your response urgently so that we can furnish
you with the relevant details of our agent.

Sincerely,
SIR H.J.PONFA
AFRO-ASIAN Zonal Coordinator.

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