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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: "INTERNATIONAL LOTTO COMMISION" <interlotcom@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 16:23:04 +0200
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION

Apartado de Correos 529 28085, Madrid-ESPAÑA.
TEL/FAX: 0034-64-54-89-233.

REF:BGM/0207859035/09


BATCH:27/4424/APL ATTENTION. STICK
WINNER.


AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE

We are pleased to inform you of the release of the ONCE DE LA
PRIMITIVA LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS PROGRAMMES
held
on JULY 2004.

Your name attached to ticket number:0016-359142-07 with serial
number:52201-61drew the lucky winning numbers : 14-26-27-40-42-48.
Which
subsequently, won the lottery in the third and final category. You
have
therefore been approved for a winning payment of $1,500,000.00 ( one
million five hundred thousan united states dollars). In cash credited
to
file claims number: FGL/2002365214/MD/03. This is from a total cash
prize
Shared among ten international winners in this category.

Congratulations!!!

Your fund is now deposited with a security company insured in your
name.
Due to mixed up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this
award
from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money
remitted to your nominated account as this is a part of our security
protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of
this
program by participant

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system and
sponsored by MANFRE MARKETING S.L. drawn from 25,000 (TWENTY FIVE
THOUSAND),
names from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and North America
as part
of our international promotions programme which we conduct once every
year.
We hope that with a part of your prize you will take part in our end
of year
high stake $1.3 billion international lottery.

To begin your claim, please contact DR RICH DAVIDS Foreign
Operations
Manager of EUROCITYT SECURITY COMPANY S.A. On TEL:0034-656-687
-525.and
Email:eursec@diplomats.com
for processing and
remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice.
Remember that all prize money must be claimed not later than 31st
OCTOBER 2004.After this date all funds will return to the MINISTRY DE
ECONOMIC Y HACIENDA as unclaimed.

NOTE: Should there be any change of address, please do inform your
claims agent, remember to quote your reference number and batch
number In
order to avoid unnecessary delay and complications in every of your
correspondence with us or your claims agent. And we hope that you
will participate
in our end of year high stake award.
Congratulations once again, and thank you for been a part of our
international promotions..
NOTE: contact your claim agent during working hours from 8 A.M. to 9
P.M.
SPANISH TIME

Sincerely.

SANHEZ FERNANDEZ PRIZE CLAIM TRACK No. 9540772140 .
President, Lottery Award Board.

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