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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: infomillioneuro@handbag.com
Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2005 19:52:34 +0200
Subject: CONTACT (Mr. Joseph Rock & Mr. J. Mundl)

Euromillions-EuroPW ,
For EuroMillion Lottery
http://www.europw.com

NOTIFICATION LETTER

Dear Sir/Madam,

We are pleased to inform you of your selection as one of the winners of EUROMILLIONS
LOTTERY DRAW. Your e-mail address attached to a computer ballot system which
you where emerge among the lucky winners .You are therefore been approved
for a lump sum pay out of 1,000,000.00? (ONE MILLION EURO ONLY) in cash credited
to file REF No: EU/21/19/003/PW, BATCH NO: 25-38-19-43-44 and LUCKY DRAW
NO: 20-36-47-44-21

Management of Euromillions, is by this program launching our model computer
balloting lottery draws system to developed and designed to satisfy the
cravings of the ever growing number of participants in our various lottery
programs. After randomly selection of 10,000 participants from an initial
database of 100,000 e-mails address of all participants were selected through
a computer ballot system from Europe,Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada,
USA and South America as part of our International Promotions Program, which
was conducted in view of launching computer balloting system into the Lottery
Industry Worldwide and zoning all participants by their respective continents
from across the globe, we produced an extensive list from which you have
emerged as one of the (5)five winners of the Grand Draw prize.

Therefore,to claim your prize contact our fiduciary agent through telephone
and e-mail address given below and quote your winning numbers in every of
your correspondence for the processing of your prize.

CONTACT EUROMILLION FIDUCIARY AGENT
Mr. Joseph Rock & Mr. J. Mundl
TEL: +31-20-61-68-268,
+31-619-054-151,
mailto: infoclaimagent@sify.com

WINNING NUMBERS:

REF: EU/21/19/003/PW
BATCH NO: 25-38-19-43-44
LUCKY DRAW NO: 20-36-47-44-21
AMOUNT WON: 1,000,000.00? (ONE MILLION EURO ONLY)

Furthermore, you are seriously advised to keep all winning lottery information
and numbers from the public in line with security protocol to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by unscrupulous individuals.
Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to Disqualification.


Congratulations once again from staff and board of EUROMILLIONS and thank
you for being part of our Email Summer Lottery Program.

Yours Sincerely,
Management.



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