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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: devid_mark1@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 06:15:25 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?ATTN=3A=20STICK=20WINNER=2E?=

C/CORDOBA NO 21 PLANTA 2-A
28204 MADRID -SPAIN.
TEL/FAX:+3462391032
Email:(eurocity_lottery2000@yahoo.es)

FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
REF NO: EGS/2551256003/004
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 Nov. 2004.Your
e-mail address attached toticket number:11
23 34 38 48 49 46 750 with serial number:211-305 drew
luckynumbers:1315 22 37 39 which consequently won in
the 2nd category. you have therefore been approved for
a lump sum pay of$560,000.00USD(FIVE HUNDRED AND SIXTY
THOUSAND 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
websites.This promotional program takes place every
year,and it is promoted and sponsored by eminent
personalities like theSultan 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 advice
that you keep your winning informationconfidential
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 participationin our next 4 million euro
slot.

You are required to contact your claim agent MR ROILO
GOMEZ,Foreign Operations Manager,EUROCITY GRUPPEN
SEGURIDAD S.A ON Email:(eurocity_lottery2000@yahoo.es)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,inorder 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 claim 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.

Yours Sincerely,
MRS. SANDRA BLANCO.
VICE PRESIDENT.
INTL LOTERIA PRIMITIVA



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