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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: "ELGORDO" <winterthurseguro@zwallet.com> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 19:05:26 +0100
Subject: LOTTERY AWARD NOTIFICATION

ELGORDO LOTERIA PRIMITIVA

AVDA DON RAFAEL N°:35 EDIFICIO 15


CP/23079 MADRID SPAIN
TEL:+34 669 943 226.
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: 18/11/04



RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION /FINAL NOTICE
WE are pleased to inform you of the release of the results of EL GORDO SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM held on the 28th OCTOBER. 2004.

Your name attached to ticket number 900-52109543-094 with serial number 3112-66 drew 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 U.S$ 315,810.00 CENT (THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND TEN U.S DOLLARS ONLY) in cash credited to file REF N°:GTD/227/0033/22/RLG. This is from a total cash prize of U.S$5,368,770.00 (FIVE MILLION THREE AND SIXTY EIGHT THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY U.S DOLLAS) 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 6000 names from Africa Asia, Australia, New- Zealand, Europe,South and North America as part of our international promotion programs, which we conduct once every year. Enclosed is a payment processing form to fill and fax to your agent.
To begin your lottery prize claim, a photocopy of your identity, telephone and fax. numbers is required. Please contact your claims agent, foreign operations manager LUIS GONZALEZ. WINTERTHUR SEGUROS S.A. TEL: 0034 635 768 804. FAX: 0034 635 768 809.
For processing and remittance of your prize money to your designated account of your choice, Remember the dead line for this final notice is 18th DECEMBER 2004. After this date, all funds shall be returned to the ministerio de Economia y hacienda as unclaimed.


Note in order to avoid unnecessary delays, if there will be any change of address or any thing,please do inform your claim 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 and thank you for being a part of our promotion program.
Note: Contact your claim agent during working hour from 8 A.M to 9 P.M Spanish Time.

Regard

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