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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: "David Maxwell" <david_maxwell@tiscali.it>
Reply-To: sharonevercute@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 05:43:39 -0800
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU WON ? 960.000,00

From: LOTERIA NACIONAL david_maxwell@tiscali.it
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION

AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION.
We are pleased to inform you the released results of the EL GORDO DE
NAVIDAD SPANISH SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY/INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAMS
held on the 22ND NOVEMBER 2004.
Your name was attached to a ticket number 025 - 11464992 - 750 with
serial number 2113 - 10 drew the lucky numbers 2 4 6 3 5 which consequently
won the lottery in the 2nd category.
You have therefore been approved for lump sum pay out of ? 960.000,00
(NINE HUNDRED AND SIXTY THOUSAND EUR ONLY) in cash credited to file REF
N?EUS/2451217403/03. This is from total cash prize of US
$7.680,000.000.00 (SEVEN MILLION, SIX HUNDRED AND EIGHTY MILLION US DOLLARS)
shared among the eight international winners in this category.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited to your name. Due to the mixed up of numbers

and names, we ask you to keep this award top secret from public notice
until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account

as this is a 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 40,000 names from Europe, America, Australia, Asia, and North America
as part of our international promotions program, which we conduct once every
year. We hope with a part of your prize, you will take part in our end of
year high stake ? 1.3 billion International Lottery.
To begin your claim please contact your claims agent, via this email
sharonevercute@yahoo.com, for processing and remittance of your prize
money to a designated account of your choice. Remember that all prize money
must be claimed not later than 12TH febuary 2005. After this date, all funds
will be returned to the Ministry de Economic y Hacienda as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference, batch and prize claim track numbers
in every of your correspondence with us or your agent. Furthermore, should
there be any change of tour address, do inform your claims agent as soon
as possible.
Congratulations again from all members of our staff and thank you for
being a part of our promotions program.
Sincerely.
DON FRANSCISCO MUÑOZ.
PRIZE CLAIM TRACK


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