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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-GORDO LOTTERY" <winningnotification@elgordo-international-promo.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 10:43:29 +0000
Subject: LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION

FROM: THE DESK OF THE
MANAGING DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRICE AWARD
DEPARTMENT.
REF Nº:
EGS/2251256003/02
BATCH
Nº:14/0017/1PD

AWARD NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE
Europe Lotto wishes to inform you the results of the E-mail address ballot
lottery international program by Europe Lottery Union held on the 19th OF
MARCH, 2005. Your email account have been picked as a winner of 600,000.00
Only ( SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS ONLY).
This results is now released to you on the 15th April 2005 and your email
address attached to Ticket No:0431505 with the Lucky No: 09,62,16,71,31,Euro
Ball 25. which won the lottery in the A Category. All participants were
selected through a computer ballot system drawn from Microsoft users from
company and individual email addresses users.

Be advice to keep your winning information confidential until your claims
has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our
security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this
program,For the release of your winning,you are to quote your lucky number
for confirmation on your winning.
All winning must be claimed not later than 30th APRIL, 2005. After this date
all unclaimed funds will be retured. Please note in order to avoid
unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference
number in all correspondence.
You are therefore advised to give the following informations to your claim's
agent

Atlantico Groupo Seguided SA
Mrs Kate Henshaw
Tel:+447040106561
Fax:+447092840122
Mail:customercare_lotterywinnings@yahoo.co.uk
1.Full name and address.
2. Country.
3. Tel and fax number.
4.Occupation.
Congratulations from the staff and thank you for being part of email account
users program.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs Kate Henshaw
Claims Agent

ALL REPLIES SHOULD BE SENT TO THE CUSTOMER CARE ON THIS EMAIL ADDRESS:
customercare_lotterywinnings@yahoo.co.uk

Dr. P. Morgan, Mr.faill Staal (Manager Foreign Operations), Mr. Frankly
Nnnixon (Manager Domestic Banking Operations), Dr. James Williams (Director
International Credit Department), Mrs. Saun Glenn (Executive), Mr.James Ford
(Executive), Mr.Mavrick Chloe (Chairman).
Copyright © 2005 Europe Union Lottery International

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