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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: "THE PROMOTION MANAGER" <lotterywinners@mail2europe.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: lotterywinners@starspath.com
Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 13:35:54 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!,YOUR PRIZE AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION.

C/GUZMAN EL BUENO,
137 MADRID - ESPAÑA
E-mail : lotterywinners@mail2europe.com
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: LP/26510460037/04
BATCH: 24/00319/IPD
RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the release today, 3rd of January 2005,of the ELGORDO SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY/INTER-NATIONAL PROGRAMS held on the 20th of December ,2004. Your name attached to ticket number 025 11464992-750 with serial number 2113-05 drew the lucky number 3-18-19-30-32-39, which consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category.
You are therefore been approve for the lump sum pay out of ?uros 1,225.000.39 (ONE MILLION,TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND AND THIRTY NINE CENTS.) in cash credit to the file REF: LP/26510460037/04. This is from a total prize of ?uros 26,299,000.00 share among the seventeen (17) International winners in this category.

CONGRATULATION! Your fund is now deposited with a Security Company MAGNUM TRUST SECURITY. Due to the mixed up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award a top secret from the public notice until your claim as been processed and your prize money remitted to your account as this is a part of our Security protocol to avoid double claiming award or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by participants.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Australia, USA, Europe, Asia ,New Zealand, Middle-East and South-North America .As part of our international promotions program, which we conducted once in a year. We hope with a part of your prize, you will take part in our end of the year high stake ?Euros 300 Million International Lottery.
To being your claim, please contact the issuing authority, your prize claim agent, Mr.Romero Luis, (Foreign Service Manager) for processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice. Tel: +34 -620-657-363.Email: magnumvault@madrid.com
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later until than the 20th of January, 2005. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
Note: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every of your correspondence with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any address do inform your claims agent as soon as possible. Please remember to ask for your prize claim certificate. Congratulation again from all member of our staff and thank you for being part of our promotion program.
Best regards,
MARIA JOSE SANCHEZ.

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