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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: "NET SWEEP STAKES LOTTERY" <netsweepstakeslottery@madrid.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: Miguel_jose@wanadoo.es
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 16:06:54 +0100
Subject: LOTTERY AWARD NOTIFICATION

NET SWEEP STAKES LOTTERY
AVENIDA DE PRINCESA MURILLO
TEL/FAX: +34 690 164 697
28009-92.MADRID, ESPAÑA.
www.netsweepstakeslottery.com
Ref File No : NSSL/36299056441/04
Batch No : NSSL/0051137-04

RE : AWARD NOTIFICATION

Attn: Dear Sir,

This is our final notification of winning results for the NET SWEEP STAKES LOTTERY super draw held on the 6th of March, 2005 and results released on the 9th of March, 2005.

In the 3rd category, playing 45 of 100,000.00 full tickets in a group of 80 participants applying over $300,000,000.00 (Three Hundred Million Dollars) in cash, your ticket numbers 268-01731352-136 with serial numbers 3772-510 drew the lucky numbers 01-8962 with matching numbers(08-13-15-16-41-+-06-09)in the 3rd category which has qualified and cleared for a lump sum payment of €2,500,000.00 ( Two million, five hundred thousand €uros ) in cash.

Please be informed that your prize money have been insured in your name and deposited with our affiliate bank with security deposit code XXX555BTF (Please keep the code very personal, it is the key to your claims).To avoid any unwarranted taking advantage of the situation by participants, we ask you to keep this notification strictly confidential until the processing of your claim is completed and your prize money remitted to your designated bank account. Be advised that claim processing will be handled by your assigned claim agent Mr. Miguel Jose; please feel free to contact Mr Jose on this email:Miguel_jose@wanadoo.es or Tel:+34 - 654- 694 - 866 for advice and guidance on claim procedure.

All prize money must be claimed on or before 20th of April, 2005. Prize money not claimed before this date will be returned as unclaimed. On behalf of all staff and members, I wish to congratulate you on your great achievement.

Sincerely,

Mr. Justin Gomez
Director

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