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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: "nationa lotto" <nationalotto1@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 07:42:09 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!

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 7TH APRIL 2005 in Dakar
Senegal.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 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$4,500,000.00
(Four million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited
to file KPC/9080118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of US $ 45 Million
dollars, shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category.

In view of this, your US$4,500,000.00 (Four million,Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars) would be released to you by our Finance/security firm
here in South Africa.

Our South Africa 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.

Your fund is now insured to your name. Due to the mix up of some numbers and
names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until
your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account. This
is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous
acts by participants of this program.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
Mr gabriel smith.
Foundmoney Int.
Tel:+27-73+136+8500.
(Email:gabriel_smith_666@hotmail.com

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.

Sincerely,
SIR Smith.U.Quarshie
EURO AFRO-ASIAN Zonal Coordinator.






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 7TH APRIL 2005 in Dakar
Senegal.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 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$4,500,000.00
(Four million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited
to file KPC/9080118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of US $ 45 Million
dollars, shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category.

In view of this, your US$4,500,000.00 (Four million,Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars) would be released to you by our Finance/security firm
here in South Africa.

Our South Africa 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.

Your fund is now insured to your name. Due to the mix up of some numbers and
names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until
your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account. This
is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous
acts by participants of this program.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
Mr gabriel smith.
Foundmoney Int.
Tel:+27-73+136+8500.
(Email:gabriel_smith_666@hotmail.com

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.

Sincerely,
SIR Smith.U.Quarshie
EURO AFRO-ASIAN Zonal Coordinator.

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