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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: "LOTTERY LA PRIMITIVE" <lottoprimitive@netscape.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: lottoprimitve@netscape.net
Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2004 16:08:10 +0200
Subject: Lottery Award Notification.

LOTTERY LA PRIMITIVA.
C/GUZMAN EL BUENO,137 MADRID - ESPAÑA.
TEL: +34-666-048-744 AND FAX +34-645-556-354.


FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: LP/26510460037/02 BATCH: 24/00319/IPD.



Attn:

(CONGRATULATION)


"AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE."

We have the honor to inform you the announcement of winners of the
LOTTERY PRIMITIVASWEEPSTAKES/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on 5th
October,2004. Your name is attached to ticket number 004-05117963-
198,with serial number 99375 drew no 03/88,the winning numbers 20-22-
27-34-35-49-36 and consequently won the lottery in the 5th category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of EUROS(€)
500,000.00(Five Hundred Thousand Euros) Thousand in cash credited to
file No:LP/26510460037/02.This is from total prize money of
EUROS:3,000,000.00 shared among the Six(6)international winners in
this category.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
form 25,000 names from Australia, New Zealand, America,Europe, North
America and Asia as part of International Promotions Program which is
conducted annually.

CONGRATULATIONS!!! Your fund is now insured to your name . Due to the
mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award
strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and
your money remitted to your account.This is part of our security
protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants
of this program.

We hope with a part of you prize, you will participate in our end of
year high stakes Euros1.1 billion International Lottery. To begin your
claim, please contact your claims agent, Mr.DIEGO SANTOS FOREIGN
OPERATION MANAGERS, Email:(lottoprimitive@netscape.net)


For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account with our bankers. Remember, all prize money must be claimed
not later than 30th October, 2004. 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
correspondences with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any
change of your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as
possible.

Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part
of our promotions programme.


( CONGRATULATION)


BEST REGARDS,

DR. CLIFFORD F. LOPEZ.

(DIRECTOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS).

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam