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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: "lottery promo" <lotterypromo12@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 14:21:21 +0200
Subject: Lottery Winning Notification

Euro-Afro-American-Sweepstake Lottery
Headquarters: 1a, Bexon Court Carlton
Nottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ Essex
United Kingdom
Customer Service: 580 NCA 85914ND
Ref: EAASL/941OYI/04ND
Batch: 12/25/DC34 RE:LOTTO
CONGRATULATIONS
Dear Sir/Madam

We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro-American Sweepstake
Lottery International programs held on the 20th June 2005 in Essex United
Kingdom.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B956475604545 188
with! Serial number 97560 drew the winning:01/10/11/18/19/46, which
subsequently won you thelottery in the 2nd category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$820,000.00
(Eighty Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited
to fileKPC/9080118308/02.
This is from a total cash prize of US $1100,000,00 Million dollars, shared
amongst the first One Hundred and thirty (130) lucky winners in this
category world-wide.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Afro booklet
representative office in Africa as indicated in your play coupon. In view of
this, your US$820,000.00 (Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States
Dollars) would be released to you by Absa Bank South Africa.

Our African 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 draws system and
extracted from over 10,000,00 companies.
This promotion takes place annually. 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 file for your claim, please contact our corresponding agent in
South Africa immediately you read this message for quick and urgent release
of your fund, contact information is as follow: -

Hon: Charles Knife

E-mail: charlesknife@yahoo.com

Direct Line: + 27 83 6730 531

Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on or before 20th
October 2005. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote
your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our designated
agents or us. Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this
program that has successfully won this competition.

Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
Sincerely,

Mrs. Janet Wite
Zonal co-ordinator.
Mr James Smith

Secretary General

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