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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: "Mrs Maria C. Carlos" <awardlottopromotion@whipmail.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 12:55:58 +0200
Subject: RE: AWARD WINNING FINAL NOTIFICATION.


FROM THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD.
SPANISH GLOBAL LOTTERY S.A
CALLE Nت 42/B JOSE MARIA, 28922 MADRID SPAIN.

BACTH NO: LMSP/82255742/33
REF NO: LMSP/7393794/33

RE: AWARD WINNING FINAL NOTIFICATION.

This is to inform you of the release of the GLOBAL LOTTERY
INTERNATIONAL/WORLD GAMING BOARD. Held on the 22/ 04 / 2005. Due to the mix of
number, the result was released on the 26/ 04/ 2005 .

Your name was attached to the Ticket number 00788769 Serial Number 0980978-0

Drew lucky numbers of 1-3-19. Which consequently won the lottery in the
2nd category. You have therefore been approved for the lump sum payment of € 1.500.000.00 Euros. ( One Million Five Hundred Thousand Euros) in cash
credited to file with REF NO: LMSP/7393794/33.

CONGRATULATION !!!

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask thatYou keep your
winning information confidential until your claims has Been processed and
your money remitted to you. This is part of our Security protocol advise
to avoid double claim and unwarranted abuse of this Program by some
participants.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
From only Microsoft users from 20,000 companies, and 3,000,000
Individual email addresses and names from all over the world.

This Promotional program takes place every three years. To begin your
lottery claim, please contact the processing company that have been
appointed for the processing of your lottery winning. The person appointed
to handle your processing and Releasing of your prize money is

Agent: Christopher Cook.
Director Operation of Securities and Exchange Commission S.A Madrid Spain.
Address: C/ Jaun Carlos Nª 47, 28100 Madrid Spain.
Telephone: + 34 656 360 565.
Fax: + 34 656 655 933.
Email: secmadridspain@yahoo.es

Note: All the winners must register for their claim in the Spanish High
Court through their claim agent, before payment will be made.

Any claim not made in TWO WEEKS from this date, will be returned as
Unclaimed to the MINISTERIAL VAN DE ECONOMIA SPAIN and all unclaimed
winnings will be included in the next stake.

Also in order to Avoid unnecessary delay and complications, remember to
quote your Reference and batch numbers on all your correspondence with
Agent Christopher Cook And please follow all his instruction
religiously.

Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent
as soon as possible. Congratulations once more from all our staff and
thank you for being part of our promotional program.

Thanks,
MARIA C. CARLOS.

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