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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: "elgordolotteria" <elgordolottery@mail.nu> (may be fake)
Reply-To: winterthur-seguros@zwallet.com
Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 16:55:33 +0200
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICAION NOTICE

ELGORDO LOTTERIA PRIMITIVA ESPAÑO
AVDA DON JOSE N°:35 EDIFICIO
15 CP/23079 MADRID SPAIN.
TEL:+34 677 361 678

FROM THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR PRIZE
AWARD DEPARTMENT
REF FILE N°:GTD/227/0033/22/RLG
SECURITY PIN CODE N°:PKA/243 DATE: 29/10/04

AWARD NOTIFICAION NOTICE

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY

WE are pleased to inform you of the release of the results of EL GORDO LOTTERY/ INTERNATIONAL
PROGRAM held on the 10th SEPTEMBER, 2004. SPANISH

Your name attached to ticket number 900-52109543-094 with serial number 3112-66 drew to the lucky number
2-22-16-70-33-10, which consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$ 315,810.00(THREE HUNDRED AND
FIFTEEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND TEN US DOLLARS ONLY) in cash credited to file
REF Nº:GTD/227/033/22/RLG. This is from a total cash prize of US $5,368,770.00 (FIVE MILLION THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY EIGHT THOUSAND,SEVEN HUNDERD AND SEVENTY US DOLLARS ONLY) shared among the seventeen international winners in this category. CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Your fund is now deposited with a security company insured with your name. Due to the mixed up of some numbers and names, you were lucky to be among the winners that belong to 3rd category of the lottery. We ask that you should keep this award from public notice until your claim has been processed or until your money has been remitted into your nominated account. As part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by participants.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Asia, Africa,Australia, New- Zealand, Europe and America Canada as part of our international promotion programs, which we conduct once every year.

To begin your lottery claim fund, a photocopy of your identity is required.Please contact your claims agent, foreign operations MARTIN LOPEZ manager WINTERTHUR SEGUROS S.L. TEL: +34 628 240 774. FAX: +34 628 240 775 (EMAIL: winterthur-seguros@zwallet.com) for processing and remittance of your prize money to your designated account of your choice, Remember the dead line for this final notice is 15TH NOVEMBER. 2004, After this date, All funds shall be returned to the ministry de Economic y hacienda as unclaimed.

Note: In order to avoid unnecessary delays, If there will be any change of address or any thing e.t.c. do inform your claims agent. Please remember to quote your reference numbers and security pin code in every correspondence with your agent. Congratulation once again from all members of our staff.


RAMOS PEREZ
Managing Director

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