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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: lottowinners2@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 11:36:40 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Lucky=20winner?=

C/CORDOBA NO 21 PLANTA 2-A
28204 MADRID -SPAIN.
TEL/FAX:+3463502878
FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
REF NO: EGS/2551256003/03
BATCH NO: 14/0017/IPD

ATTN: STICK WINNER.

RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION, FINAL NOTICE.

We are pleased to inform you, that as a result of our RECENT LOTTERY DRAWS
HELD on the 3rd of Jan 2004.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:11
23 34 38 48 49 46 750 with serial number:2113 ? 05 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 US$715,810.00 (SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN
THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED AND TEN US 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 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 advise 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's slot.

You are requested to contact your clearance/cliam agent MR.JOE COLLINS ,Foreign
Operations Manager,EUROCITY GRUPO SEGURIDAD S.A ON Email:(eurocity_gruppenmadrid@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 agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations!!!once more and thank you for being part of our
promotional program.

NOTE: YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED IF YOU ARE BELOW 18 YEARS OF AGE.

Sincerely,

MRS. SANDRA BLANCO.
VICE PRESIDENT.
INTL LOTERIA PRIMITIVA




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