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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: "LOTTERIA DE NATIONAL" <lotteriadenational@zwallet.com>
Reply-To: lotterynational@whipmail.com
Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 19:19:57 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU ARE THE 2005 LOTTO AWARD WINNER!!!

WELCOME TO LOTTERIAS Y APUESTAS DEL ESTADO,ESPAÑA.
C/GUZMAN EL BUENO,137 MADRID - ESPAÑA.
TEL:678-188-705 FAX +34-665-412-881
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS/BONAZA MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: LP/26510460037/02 BATCH: 24/00319/IPD.
ATTN:
( CONGRATULATION)
DEAR SIR,
"AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE."
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement, of winners of the
LOTTERY NATIONAL PROGRAMS held on 6TH , FEBUARY,2005.
Your name is attached to ticket number 004-05117963-198, with serial
number 12A drew no 03/61,the winning ticket numbers 61622 and
consequently won the lottery in the 1st category. You have therefore
been approved for a lump sum pay out of €UROS 5,000,000.00 million in
cash credited to file No:LP/26510460037/02.This is from total prize
money of EUROS 30,000,000.00 shared among the six international winners
in this category. All participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn form 25,000 names from Australia, New Zealand,
America, Europe, North America and Asia as part of International
Promotions Program, which is conducted annually.
CONGRATULATIONS!!! Your fund is now insured to your name. Due to
the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award
strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your
money remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol
to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this
program. We hope with a part of you prize, you will participate in our
end of year high stakes Euros1.1 billion International Lottery. To begin
your claim, please contact your claims agent, Mrs Sandra Luis(+34
678-188-705 ) FOREIGN OPERATION MANAGERS, Email: mrssandraluis@mail2agent.com
For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a
designated account with our bankers. Remember, all prize money must be
claimed not later than 15TH MARCH, 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
correspondences with your agent.
Furthermore,. should there be any change of your address, do inform your
claims agent as soon as possible. Congratulations again from all our
staff and thank you for being part of our promotions programm.
( CONGRATULATION)
BEST REGARDS,
DR. CLIFFORD F. LOPEZ.
(DIRECTOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

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