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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: "winner lotto" <award@4umail.net>
Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 11:57:20 -0400
Subject: RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION

C/CORDOBA NO 21 PLANTA 2-A

28204 MADRID -SPAIN.

TEL/FAX:+3463502878

FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT

REF NO: EGS/2551256003/02

BATCH NO: 14/0017/IPD

RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION, FINAL NOTICE,ALL WINNERS
INFORMATION.


We are pleased to inform you, that as a result of our
RECENT LOTTERYDRAWSHELD on the 31st of December 2004.Your
e-mail address attached toticket number:1123 34 38 48 49 46
750 with serial number:2113 ? 05 drewlucky numbers:1315 ?
22 ? 37 39 which consequently won in the 2nd category.you
have thereforebeen approved for a lump sum pay of
US$715,810.00 (SEVENHUNDRED AND FIFTEENTHOUSAND, EIGHT
HUNDRED AND TEN US DOLLARS ONLY)

Note that All participants in this lottery program have
been selectedrand omlythrough a computer ballot system
drawn from over 20,000companies and 30,000,000 individual
email addresses from all search engines and web sites.This
promotional program takes place every year,and is promoted
and sponsored by eminent personalities like the Sultan of
Brunei,Bill Gates of microsoft inc and other corporate
organisations.This is to encourage the use of the internet
and computers worldwide.

For security purpose and clarity,we advise that you keep
your winning information confidential until your claims
have been processed and your money remitted to you.This is
part of our security protocol to avoid double claims and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.We
look forward to your active participation in our next 4
million euro\'s slot.

You are requested to contact your clearance/claim agent Mr
Joel Beard Henry Foreign Operations Manager,EUROCITY GRUPO
SEGURIDAD S.A ON contact him with this email:
(agent_gomez1999@yahoo.co.uk )for processing and
remittance of your prize money to a designated account of
your choice All winnings must be claimed not later than one
month After the date of this notice. Please note,in order
to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,remember to
quote your reference number and batch numbers in all
correspondence.Furthermore,should there be any change of
address do inform our agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations!!! once more and thank you for being part
of our promotional program.

Sincerely,

MRS. Rebecca Wolfe
.
VICE PRESIDENT.

INTL LOTERIA PRIMITIVA.

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