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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: "LOTTERY LA PRIMITIVA S.A." <loteriaprimitiva@excite.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 17:56:24 +0200
Subject: LOTTERY LA PRIMITIVA INTERNET PROGRAM LUCKY WINNERS NOTIFICATION!!!!

FROM: THE PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT LOTERIA LA PRIMITIVA ,
CALLE GUZMAN EL BUENO 137,28905 MADRID - SPAIN.
E:MAIL : loterialaprimitiva-es@starspath.com
REF : WWPL/ES/61 - 812087
BATCH : 24 / 00319 / IPD.
Congratulations Category 3rd prize winner of Loteria la primitiva conducted on the 25th- 10 - 2004 .You have been selected as one of two winners of the Worldwide Lottery La Primitiva Madrid - Spain computer ballot draws and thus will be a privileged recipient of the grand draw prize of Euro 1, 650,000.00 ( One million, six hundred & fifty thousand Euros only). Winning File Reference number for your prize is WWPL/ES/ 61-812087; ticket number 004 - 05117963 - 198.
We in the Worldwide Lottery La Primitiva Madrid - Spain is by this program, launching our model computer balloting lottery draws, developed and designed to satisfy the cravings of the ever growing number of participants in our various lottery programs. With funds accrued exclusively from previous draws, payouts to all winners are guaranteed and will be transferred in record time.
After randomly selecting 15,000 participants from an initial database of 300,000 emails and zoning all participants by their respective continents from across the globe, we produced an extensive list from which you have emerged as one of the winners of the Grand Draw prize.
To ensure a smooth collection of your winnings, the transfer of your prize is to be handled by our Prize Transfer agents. You are to contact our agents by email / fax within a week of receiving this notice. Please find full contact details below:
Mr. Juan García.
Insurance Officer
Santa Luz Seguro.
C/ Burgos 27, Madrid - Spain.
TEL:(+34) 675 385 142.
EMAIL:santaluzzseguro@madrid.com
Also find all other relevant winning lottery information below:
Draw Serial No:99375.
Batch No: 24/00319/IPD.
Grand Draw No:31 - 33 - 34 - 35 - 36 - 42.
You are seriously advised to keep all winning lottery information and numbers from the public in line with our company security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by unscrupulous individuals. Remember you will be paying 2% of the total sum won as agency fee after the bank might have transfer your winning fund to your account.
Please direct all further correspondences and queries to your respective category Prize Transfer handlers. Congratulations once again from the Lottery La Primitiva.
NOTE : All claims are to be made before the 30th -11-2004. Failure to adhere to the directives, the funds will be transferred back to the Government account.
Sincerely,
Raul Hernandez
International Promotions Manager
LOTERIA LA PRIMITIVA, MADRID - SPAIN.

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