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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 CARMEN LOPEZ." <prizeclaims2004@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: lotoprimitiva@netscape.net
Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2005 21:02:00 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS! CONGRATULATIONS!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!

EL GORDO SPANISH SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY COMPANY. S.L
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD.
REFERENCE FILE NO:-LP/26510460037/02. BATCH NO:-24/00319/IPD
ADDRESS:CALLE GUZMAN EL BEUNO 132,MADRID SPAIN.
RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE.

(CONGRATULATION)

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement, of winners of the
ELGORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA LOTTERY SWEEPSTAKES/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMES
held on 7th January,2005. Your name attached to ticket number 004-05117963-198 with serial number
99375 drew the lucky numbers of 31-33-34-35-36-42 which consequently won the
lottery in the 2nd category.

You have therefore been approved of Wining ( € 847,828.87 Cents) ( EIGHT HUNDRED AND
FOURTY SEVEN THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY EIGHT €UROS AND EIGHTY SEVEN CENTS)
in cash credited to file with REF. NO. LP/26510460037/02. Among twenty-two international winners in this category.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Your fund is now deposited with SOLID TRUST SECURITY COMPANY and
insured in your name. Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep
this award
from public notice until your claim has been processed and money remitted to your
account as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or
unwarranted people taking advantage of this programme by participants as
it has happened in the past.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
25,000
names from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Africa, North and South America
and Europe
as part of our International promotions programme. We hope your lucky name will draw
a bigger cash prize in the subsequent programmes.

To begin your lottery claim, please contact your claims agent Dr.Luis
Fernandez.(Foreign operations manager )
SOLID TRUST SECURITY COMPANY on Tel:
+34-677-256-839, E-mail:-(drluisfernandez@mail2world.com) for the
processing and remittance of your winning prize money.
Any claim not made before this date 11th FEBUARY 2005 will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE
ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to
quote your reference and batch numbers in every correspondence with us or
your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of address, do inform your
claim agent as soon as possible. An original copy of your prize Winning
Certificate will
be sent to you. Congratulations once again from all members of our staff
and thank you for being a part of our International promotions programmes.

Best Regards,
Mrs Carmen Lopez,
(Director General).

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