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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: "08033398765" <teregonzalez@centrum.cz>
Date: Sat, 06 Nov 2004 05:31:11 +0100
Subject: YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS HAS WON OUR LOTTERY



El Gordo Loteria Nacional
Madrid Branch
Ref: NL/068/04
DRAW RESULTS NOTIFICATION
Dear Sir/Madam,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of our computer random
selection for the National Lottery 068/04 of Wednesday, September 15,2004.Your
email address attached to ticket number 4 6 8 0 6 drew the lucky star
number which which consequently won the draw in the first category.
You have been approve for the star prize of Six Hundred Thousand Euros
(600,000.00 Euros).
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
You are advised to keep this winnining very confidential until you receive
your lump prize in your account. This is a protective measure to avoid
double claiming by people you may tell.
Now convert your lottery winning notification into money here in El Gordo:
Just send your winning ticket number and your personal data to MR.ALFREDO
OTIS our paying agent, on his email address (alfredootis@yahoo.co.uk) for the processing

of your claim.
All prizes must be claimed within three months
NOTE: If you are under the age of 18, you are automatically disqualified for this star prize.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs.Teresa Armas Gonzalez
El Gordo Loteria Nacional
Madrid Branch

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