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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: "Europeople Lottery" <europeoplelottery1@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 09:26:30 +0000
Subject: WINNIG NOTIFICATION

STATES-LOTTERY Headquarters:
Customer Service
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw of the
STATES-LOTTO Sweepstake Online Lottery International
programs held on the 21st of October, 2005 in BRESIA
ITALY Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:
56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02drew the
lucky numbers:19-6-26-17-35-7, which subsequently won
you the lottery in the 2nd category. You have
therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
US$2,500,000.00 (Two million,Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars) in cash credited to file
ktu/9023118308/03.

This is from a total cash prize of US $ 12 Million
dollars, shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky
winners in this category.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 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, your
US$ 550,000.00 (Five HUNDRED FIFTY Thousand
United States Dollars) would be released to you by our
payment office in europe.

Our European agent 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 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 fiduciary:

Mr JAMES TERRY
LOTO AGENT INC.
54 Lombard Street
London
EC3P 3AH
Tell: +447031851988,447031924471
EMAIL:lotoagent1_inc@yahoo.co.uk

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
quote your full names,your country, your private
Telephone and fax number, your reference/batch numbers
etc 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,
JENIFER JONES.
STATES-LOTTO Co-ordinator .

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