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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: "JOHN LUCAS" <prim2004@juno.com> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2004 22:28:57 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATION ( YOU HAVE WON )

LOTTERIA PRIMITIVA
SWEEPSTAKE PROMOTION.
CALLE/BUSMAN EL-BUENO,
13728007 MADRID
SPAIN.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: LP/26510460037/02 BATCH: 24/00319/IPD
AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE.
WE ARE PLEASE TO INFORM YOU OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE WINNERS OF
LOTTERY PRIMITIVA SWEEPSTAKES/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS HELD ON 15TH JUNE 2004. YOUR CONTACT IS ATTACHED TO THE TICKET NUMBER 004-05117963-198, WITH SERIAL NUMBER 99375 DREW THE LUCKY NUMBERS 01-15-37-38-48-49 AND
CONSEQUENTLY WON THE LOTTERY IN CATEGORY 1A. YOU HAVE BEEN THEREFORE
APPROVED THE SUM OF €1,500.000.00(ONE MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
EUROS)CREDITED TO THE FILE NUMBER:LP/2656043/ES/104 THIS IS FROM THE TOTAL
PRICE MONEY OF €31.472.765.00 SHARED AMONG THE TWENTY THREE LOCAL AND
INTERNATIONAL WINNERS IN ALL CATEGORIES. ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE SELECTED
THROUGH COMPUTER BALOTTING SYSTEM DRAWN FROM 45,000.00 NAMES FROM AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, AFRICA, EUROPE,AMERICA AND ASIA AS PART OF OUR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM WHICH IS CONDUCTED EVERY TWO YEARS.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
YOUR FUND IS NOW INSURED TO YOUR CONTACT. DUE TO THE COMPUTER MIX-UP OF SOME NUMBERS AND CONTACTS, WE ASK YOU TO KEEP THIS AWARD STRICKLY FROM PUBLIC NOTICE UNTILL YOUR CLAIM HAS BEING PROCESSED AND YOUR MONEY REMITTED TO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT.THIS IS PART OF OUR SECURITY ADVICE TO AVOID DOUBLE CLAIMING OR UNSCRUPULOUS ACTS BY THE PARTICIPANTS OF THIS PROGRAM. YOU ARE TO CONTACT THE UNDERSIGNED,SINCE ALL WE HAVE NOW IS THE WINNING TICKET NUMBER AND YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO THE WINNING TICKET NUMBER.FOR DUE PROCESSING AND REMITTANCE OF YOUR AWARD PRICE, YOU ARE TO REPLY THIS MAIL STATING YOUR NUMBERS. DO NOTE THAT ALL PRICE MUST BE CLAIM NOT LATER THAN 17TH NOV,2004. AFTER THIS DATE, ALL FUNDS WILL BE RETURNED AS UNCLAIMED TO THE MINISTRY.

NOTE: IN ORDER TO AVOID UNNECESSARY DELAY AND COMPLICATIONS,PLEASE QOUTE YOUR REFERENCE AND BATCH NUMBERS IN EVERY OF YOUR CORESPONDENCE.
FURTHERMORE,SHOULD THERE BE ANY CHANGE OF YOUR ADDRESS DO INFORM THIS OFFICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN FROM ALL OUR STAFF.
SINCERELY
MR.JOHN LUCAS
TELEPHONE:+34-637-074-822
SEND ANOTHER COPY OF YOUR REPLY TO THE FOLLOWING EMAIL:
award_awarded@winning.com

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