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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: "maria jose" <jazzgordo14@go.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: santa_lucia@europe.com
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 22:10:48 +0200
Subject: RE: AWARD WINNERS NOTIFICATION


SPANISH SWEEPSTAKE
LOTTERY S.A.
C/ CARRACA DE MAYOR 4-9 DATE: 20 -10- 2004
08905 BARCELONA – SPAIN
TELEFAX: +34 639 874 124




FROM: THE DESK OF MANAGING DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REF: EGS/2551256003/01
BATCH 14/0017/IPD

ATTENTION:BENEFICIARY

RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you the released results of the EL GORDO SPANISH SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY/INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAMS held on the 22nd july 2004.

Your name attached to the ticket number 025 – 11464992 – 750 with serial number 2113 – 05 drew the lucky numbers 03 – 15 – 27 – 37 – 39 – 40 which consequently won the lottery in the 3 category.







You have therefore been approved for lump sum pay out of €609,927.00 (SIX HUNDRED AND NINE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND TWENTY SEVEN EUROS ONLY) in cash credited to file REF Nº: EGS/2551256003/01. This is from total cash prize of €13,353,670.00 (THIRTEEN MILLION, THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THREE THOUSAND, SIX HUNDRED AND SEVENTY EUROS) shared among the seventeen international winners in this category.


CONGRATULATIONS!

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

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Europe, America, Australia, Asia, and North America as part of our international promotions program, which we conduct once every year. We are very sure that with such a luck , you will be part of our next year higher
Stake of the lottery.





To begin your claim please complete the enclose form and fax back to your claims agent, MUTUAL SEGUROS S.A, Foreign Services Manager MR KILA ALONZO on Tel: 0034 619 805 770. Fax: 0034 639 874 144. 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 20th NOVEMBER 2004. After this date, all funds will be returned to the Ministry de Economic y Hacienda as unclaimed.



NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference, batch and prize claim track numbers in every of your correspondence with us or your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of tour address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations!!! again from all members of our staff and thank you for being a part of our promotions program.





Sincerely.

MARIA JOSE . PRIZE CLAIM TRACK
MANAGING DIRECTOR. Nº: 7046634128

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