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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: "PRIZE" <PRIZEAWARDDEPARTMENT@pcpostal.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: netexsecnet@netexecutive.com
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 15:22:28 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATION FINAL NOTICE!!!

GLOBAL LOTTO NET
CTA. DE ANDALUCIA KM 150
MADRID. SPAIN
TEL/FAX: 916 777 950


FROM: THE DIRECTOR,
PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
Ref: FJ/546465/00153.
Bach: H-005684/9087
DATE:12/10/2004
ATTENTION:BENEFICIARY

RE: PRIZE AWARD NOTIFICATION.
We are pleased to inform you of the released results of the Spanish
Lottery Promotion Programme for past won but unclaimed prizes held on the 1st of August 2004. All
participants were drawn from a computer ballot system from over 38,000
names all over the world from the internet. This is a part
of our international promotion programme which holds twice a year.
Your name and E-mail address was attached to ticket number 031-1127-841 with serial number
2435-09 drew the lucky numbers of 44 -53-82-56-76-89 which consequently won the lottery in the 2nd category.
You have therefore been approved
for the lump sum of 815,810,00. Euros (Eight Hundred and Fifteen
Thousand, Eight hundred and Ten Euros,).
This is your prize award from the lump sum of 38,489,000.05. Euros
(Thirty Eight million, Four hundred and Eighty-nine thousand, Five cents.)
which was shared among the 48 lucky international winners in this
category. Your prize money is now deposited with a security company and
insured in your name.
To begin your lottery claim, please contact your claims agent,
DANIEL ANTONIO ( FOREIGN OPERATIONS MANAGER)
NETEXECUTIVE SECURITY NETWORK
Tel: +34-677 885 146 Fax: +34-912 725 062
Call b/w 8.00am to 20.00pm
MONDAY TILL SARTURDAYS
Email:netexsecnet@netexecutive.com
for the processing and remittance of your winning prize money to a designation of your choice.
CLAIM REQUIREMENT: FOTOCOPY OF IDENTITY

This security company is responsible for the processing and remittance of
your prize to the designated Bank account of your choice. As a matter
of security and protocol, we advise that you keep all information and
documents relating to your prize award very secret and work very closely
with your claim agent until your prize has been fully processed and all
cash money paid into your Bank account of your choice.
Note that all prize money must be claimed not later than Three weeks from
the date of notification. After this period, all funds will be sent to the
Spanish Ministry of Economy and Finance as unclaimed. This will result in
unnecessary complications and possible loss of prize awards.
Furthermore, it is very important that you quote your Reference and Batch
numbers in all your correspondence with us and your claim agents. If you
have any problems with your claim agent or should you change your phone
number and E-mail address, please inform us immediately for necessary action.
Congratulations once again on behalf of the Lottery Board.
Sincerely
DON PEDRO CARLOS . PRIZE CLAIM TRACK
President, Nº: 9540772140

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