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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: "El Combo - Combote Lottery" <info@el-combotewinners.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 19:06:53 +0200
Subject: Winning Notification/Notice

FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REF NO : ELCC-622000811/CSL/05
BATCH NO : EHC 81001900
TEL / FAX:+34-650-573-396

RE: WINNING NOTIFICATION/NOTICE

We are pleased to inform you of the release today, the 12th day of April
2005, of the results of the EL COMBO – COMBOTE , SPANISH INTERNATIONAL
SWEEPTAKE LOTTERY PROMOTIONS held on the 15th day of March 2005. Your
name attached to the Ticket number el combo 069716 with Serie number 02
drew the lucky numbers which consequently won the lottery in the 3rd
category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payment of €
850.938.43(EUROS) EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND THIRTY
EIGHT EUROS FOURTY THREE CENTS ) in cash credited to file REF. NO:
ELCC-622000811 / CSL / 05.This is from a total cash prize of
€16,428,800.00(SIXTEEN MILLION, FOUR HUNDRED AND TWEENTY EIGHT THOUSAND,
EIGHT HUNDRED EUROS) Shared among all international winners in category I &
3. CONGRATULATIONS !!!

Your fund is now deposited in a security and finance company and insured to
your name. Due to mixed up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep
your award notifications secured until your claim has been duly processed
and your money remitted to your account as this is part of our security
protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking of advantage of this
program by participants.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
225,000.00 names from Europe, Asia, Middle East and the America. As a part
of our international promotion program which we conduct every year. We hope
with a part of your prize, you will take part in our next end of year high
stake €101 million international Lottery.

To begin your claim, Please contact your claim Agent, Mr. Oscar Fernandez
the Foreign Service Manager of OCASO SEGURO.S.A on Tel: 01134 606 921 789,
or Email: ocasoseguro@wanadoo.es for processing and remittance of your prize
money to a designated account or payment option of your choice. Please Note
that, all prize winning must be claimed not later than 08th day of May
2005. After this date, all funds will be returned to the Ministerio de
Economia y Hacienda as unclaimed.

Once again Congratulations !! from us and thank you for being a part of our
promotion program.

sincerely,
MIGUEL CARBALLEDA PINEIRO
Presidente de la el-combo combote

Aviso Legal © EL-COMBOTE 2005

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