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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: "EL GORDO LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM" <elgordoprimitiva@caramail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: agentgomez@caramail.com
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2005 19:56:56 +0100
Subject: AWARD LOTTERY WINNING RELEASE

FROM:THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
elgordoprimitiva@caramail.com
REF: LP/26510460037/04
BATCH: 24/00319/IPD DATE:05/03/2005.

AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION RELEASE.

We are pleased to inform you of the release today, 05th of March 2005,
of the ELGORDO LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM held on the 29th January,
2004.Your email address was attached to ticket number 0251-1464992-750
with serial number 2113-05 drew the lucky number 7-10-14-22-42-45,
which consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category.

You are therefore been approve for the lump sum pay out of
1.334.630,64 EUROS (One Million, Three Hundred and Thirty-Four Thousand,
Six Hundred and Thirty Euros Sixty-Four Cents) in cash credit to the file
REF: LP/26510460037/04. This is from a total prize of 9,299,000.00 EUROS
shared among the seventeen (17) International winners in their respective
categories.

CONGRATULATION!!!

Your fund is now deposited with a paying bank, BANCO SANTANDER S.A. we ask
that you keep this award a top secret from the public notice until your
claim has been processed and your prize money remitted to your account as
this is a part of our Security protocol to avoid double claim application
or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by participants.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
250,000 email addresses from Australia, USA, Africa, Europe, Asia ,New Zealand,
Middle-East and South-North America. As part of our international promotions
program, which we conduct twice in a year. We hope with a part of your prize,
you will take part in our 2005 high stake of 30 Million Euros International
Lottery.

To begin your claim, please contact the issuing authority, your prize
claim agent, MR, Miguel Gomez, (Foreign Service Manager) for processing
and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice.

Tel: +34 628 579 577
Email: agentgomez@caramail.com

Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than the 20th of
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
correspondence with your claim agent.

Furthermore, should there be any change of address, do inform your claim
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 promotions program.

Best regards,
MRS. MARIA SANCHEZ.

Anti-fraud resources:

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