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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: "AIR LOTTO" <lottouku@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 15:10:34 +0100
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION!

PACIFIC MILLIONAIRE ALLIANCE SECURITIES BV.
NO 4 MARINA,VICTORIAL-ISLAND.
LONDON ENGLAND, P.M.B.#40/41.
AWARD DEPARTMENT.
E-MAIL:lottouku@hotmail.com

DEAR BENEFICIARY.

WINNING NOTIFICATION

We pleased to announce to you the draw of the Euro - Afro Asian Sweepstake
Lottery International programs held on the 1st of Sept 2003 in Dakar
Senegal.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 274 756735 45790 with
Serial number 5774 drew the lucky numbers: 51-6-16-44-35-8,which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.You have therefore been
approved to claim a total sum of $500.000.00. Five Hundred Thousand Us
Dollars in cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/02.

This is from a total cash prize of US $ 5 Million Dollars, shared amongst
the first ten (10) lucky winners in this category.Please note that your
lucky winning number falls within our European, Asian booklet representative
office in Europe and Asia as indicated in your play coupon.In view of
this,our security firm in Amsterdam-Holland, Dubai (U.A.E), USA, or
Zurich-Switzerland would release your US$US $ 500,000.00 dollars (Five
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) to you. 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. 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 way 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 fiduciary agent below for
more details;

PACIFIC MILLIONAIRE ALLIANCE SECURITIES BV
To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent Jason
Ginsburg.Email:tee_stout@hotmail.com

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your
reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our designated agent or
us.Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this
program.Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

Sincerely,
Board

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