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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: larry_johnson@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2005 19:45:21 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Congratulation?=



C/CORDOBA NO 21 PLANTA 2-A28204 MADRID -SPAIN.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
REF NO: EGS/2551256003/004
BATCH NO:14/0017/IPD

ATTN: LUCKY WINNER.

RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION, FINAL NOTICE.

We are pleased to inform you, that as a result of our RECENT LOTTERY DRAWS
HELD on the june. 2004.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:11
23 34 38 48 49 46 750 with serial number:211-305 drew lucky numbers:13 15
22 37 39 which consequently won in the 2nd category.you have therefore been
approved for a lump sum pay of ($715,810.00(SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND,EIGHT
HUNDRED AND TEN DOLLARS ONLY)Note that All participants in this lottery
program have been selected randomly through a computer ballot system drawn
from over 20,000 companies and 30,000,000 individual email addresses from
all search engines and web sites.

This promotional program takes place every year,and it is promoted and sponsored
by eminent personalities like the Sultan of Brunei,Bill Gates of microsoft
inc and other corporate organisations.This is to encourage the use of the
internet and computers worldwide.For security purpose and clarity,we advice
that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims have
been processed and your money remitted to you.This is part of our security
protocol to avoid double claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by
some participants.We look forward to your active participation in our next
4 million euro slot.

You are required to contact your claim agent
MR BILL JACK, Foreign Operations Manager,
EUROCITY GRUPPEN SEGURIDAD S.A ON
414 MADRID AVE,MADRID
SPAIN.3461
Email: billjack2005@yahoo.com

for processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account
of your choice.All winnings must be claimed not later than one month After
the date of this notice.Please note,in order to avoid unnecessary delays
and complications.

remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all Correspondence.Furthermore,should
there be any change of address do inform our claim agent as soon as possible.Congratulations!!!Once
more and thank you for being part of our promotional program.

Yours Sincerely,
MR.LARRY JOHNSON.
VICE PRESIDENT.
INTL LOTERIA PRIMITIVA












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