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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. Sandra Blanco" <lottoprimiitiva@netscape.net> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 12:37:35 +0200
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SWEEPSTAKE PROMOTION.
CALLE/BUSMAN EL-BUENO,
13728007 MADRID
SPAIN.

FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,

REF: LP/26510460037/02 BATCH: 24/00319/IPD

AWARD NOTIFICATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WE ARE PLEASE TO INFORM YOU OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE WINNERS OF LOTTERIA PRIMITIVA SWEEPSTAKES/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
YOUR E-MAIL ATTACHED TO TICKET NO: 00-1218-90
SERIAL NO:134734
WHICH CONSEQUENTLY WON THE LOTTERY IN THE 3RD CATEGORY.
YOU HAVE THEREFORE BEEN APPROVED FOR A LUMP SUM PAYOUT OF €500,500.00 (FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED EUROS) CASH CREDITED TO FILE REFERENCE NO: LP/183031333540.
THIS IS FROM THE TOTAL PRICE MONEY OF €11,511,500.00 SHARED AMONG THE TWENTY THREE LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL WINNERS IN ALL CATEGORIES. ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE SELECTED THROUGH COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTERM DRAWN FROM 34,000 E-MAIL FROM ASIA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA AS PART OF OUR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS PROGRAM WHICH WE CONDUCT ONCE EVERY YEAR.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
YOUR FUND IS NOW DEPOSITED WITH A BANK INSURED TO YOUR NAME. DUE TO MIXED UP OF SOME NUMBERS AND NAMES, WE ASK THAT YOU KEEP THIS AWARD STRICTLY CONFIDENCIAL FROM PUBLIC NOTICE UNTIL YOUR CLIAM HAS BEEN PROCESSED AND YOUR MONEY REMITTED TO YOUR ACCOUNT. THIS IS PART OF OUR SECURITY ADVICE TO AVOID DOUBLE CLAIMING OR UNSCRUPULOUS ACTS BY PARTICIPANTS OF THIS PROGRAM..
TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT BEING OUR OPERATION MANAGER WITH THIS INFORMATIONS BELOW:
CONTACT PERSON : MR. JOSE DALLARS LOTTERIA PRIMITIVA OPERATIONS MANAGER .
ADDRESS : 20 - 24 CALLE LEONARD¨S
S.A MADRID SPAIN.
E.MAIL: dallarsjose@excite.com
TEL: +34-654-187-147
FAX: +34-645-183-345

FOR THE PROCESSING AND REMITTANCE OF YOUR PRIZE MONEY TO A DESIGNATED ACCOUNT OF YOUR CHOICE. REMEMBER ALL PRIZE MONEY MUST BE CLAIMED NOT LATER THAN 16 DAYS. AFTER THIS DATE ALL FUNDS WILL BE RETURNED TO THE MINISTRY AS UNCLAIMED PRIZE.
NOTE: IN ORDER TO AVOID UNNECESSARY DELAYS AND COMPLICATIONS, PLEASE REMEMBER TO QUOTE YOUR REFERANCE AND BATCH NUMBERS INCLUDING YOUR (CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER)IN EVERY CORRESPONDENCE WITH YOUR AGENT.
FURTHER, SHOULD THERE BE ANY CHANGE OF ADDRESS DO INFORM YOUR CLAIMS AGENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
ALSO SEND ANOTHER COPY OF YOUR REPLY TO THE FOLLOWING:
premitivaoffice@yahoo.es

CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN FROM ALL MEMBERS OF OUR STAFF AND THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF OUR PROMOTIONS PROGRAM.

BEST REGARDS,
MRS. SANDRA BLANCO
(VICE PRESIDENT)
(LOTTERIA PRIMITIVA SWEEPSTAKES/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS)

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