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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: euromillonesspaineu@handbag.com
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 14:44:09 +0200
Subject: EURO MILLONES LOTTERY (YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS HAVE WON A LOTTERY )

FROM THE DESK OF VICE PRESIDENT
EURO MILLONES LOTTERY
MADRID - SPAIN
www.loteria.com

REF NO :MGMT/1770/5800/EUES
BATCH NO:WTWU/3030/INSD

RE: WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you that you are a winner of the draw (#946) of
the EURO MILLONES LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program
held on 10th of July, 2005. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:245-242-065with
Serial number 255-189-279 drew the lucky
numbers:06-19-25-39-44,which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st
Category.

Your email have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
?450,000:00(Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euros Only)in cash
deposited with High Insurance Policy to its real value and credited to file
UMP/TM5343.

This is from a total cash prize of ?4,500,000:00 (Four Million Five
Hundred Thousand Euros Only)shared amongst the (10) lucky winners in
this category.All participants for the online version were selected randomly
fromWorld Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from
over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online.

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, ?450,000:00(Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euros
Only) would be released to you by our paying bank.

To begin the processing of your claim, you are required to contact the
appointed attorney below with your Full Name, Home& Office Address,
Home and Office Tel & Fax Number, Mobile Phone Number.

BARRISTER BRUNO ZANI
E-mail:advobrunozani@walla.com
Tel:+34 652 567 815

The appointed attorney will immediately commence the process to
facilitate the release of your funds 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

Be informed in accordance with the European Union Financial Act 2002,
all you winning documents covering your winning must be legalise in the Ministry
of Justice here in Spain before the bank will effect payment of your wining
prize.

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned. To file for your
claim, please contact our fiduciary agent

Goodluck from me and members of staff of the EURO MILLONES LOTTERY

Yours faithfully,

Mrs. Emmanuela Samarino
Online coordinator for
EURO MILLONES LOTTERY


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