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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: "Penelope Cordoba" <Eurobote@mail2world.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: Eurobote@walla.com
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 16:56:36 +0100
Subject: Call for Confirmation (Prize Money Winning Notification)



Eurobote International Lottery
C/Sergio Cabeza 13
Madrid 23094
España

Ref:LP/2651046242/05
Date: 26-03-2005


We happily announce to you the draws of the Eurobote International lottery programs
held on the 26th of March 2005 here in Spain in which you and five (6) provisional winners were
selected as winners under draw No. 2459. Your e-mail address attached
to ticket number: 08-04-33-38-EU-ES drew the lucky numbers: 40-10-19-30-13-4, which
subsequently won you the lottery. All participants were selected from World Wide Web sites through
computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed
online.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 549,790.41
(Five Hundred and Forty Nine Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety Euros
and Forty One Cents) as your winning prize. This is from a total prize
pool of 3,298,742.60 Euros.( Three Million Two Hundred and Ninety Eight Thousand
Seven Hundred and Forty Two Euros Sixty cents)

In line with this, your 549,790.41 Euros which will be paid to you upon
confirmation and clarification by our payment office in Europe. Our
European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your winnings as soon as you contact him.

Do remember to quote your Reference[LP/2651046242/05] and Winning numbers[40-10-19-30-13-4]
in any correspondence with our designated agent. Please kindly forward the details
below to the agent
1. Name in full
2. Address
3. Nationality
4. Age
5. Occupation
6. Phone/Fax

CONTACT:

B J. BERNARD SECURITIES S.A.
MADRID ESPAÑA
Dr LUIS FERNANDEZ (REMMITANCE DIRECTOR)
TEL: 0034-67-7256839
Email:bjbsecurities2@mixmail.com

If you do not contact your claims agent within 7 working days of this
notification, your winnings would be revoked. Winners are advised to
keep their winning details/information from the public to avoid fraudulent
claim (IMPORTANT) pending the transfer/claim by Winner.

Congratulations once more from all members and staff of this program
and thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

Sincerely yours,

Penelope Cordoba (Ms.)
Results Coordinator.

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will
result to Disqualification. Please do not reply to this mail. Contact
your claim agent. Also you are automatically disqualified if you are
below 18 years of age.

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