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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: cheerfulgates lottery program <cheerfulgates@netscape.net>
Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2005 03:22:00 +0100
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION


FROM: THE DESK OF MANAGING DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
REF: EGS/2551256003/01
BATCH 14/0017/IPD

ATTENTION:BENEFICIARY

RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you the released results of
the CHEERFUL GATE LOTTERY/INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION
PROGRAMS held on the 23th APRIL 2005. Your email
address attached to the ticket number 025?11464992 ?
750 with serial number 2113 ? 05 drew the lucky
numbers 03 ? 15 ? 27 ? 37 ? 39 ? 40 which consequently won
the lottery in the 3 category. You have therefore been
approved for lump sum pay out of €785,510.00(SEVEN HUNDRED
AND EIGHTY FIVE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND TEN EUROS ONLY)
in cash credited to file REF Nº:EGS/2551256003/01.

This is from total cash prize of €13,353,670.00
(THIRTEEN MILLION, THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THREE
THOUSAND, SIX HUNDRED AND SEVENTY EUROS) shared among
the seventeen international winners in this category.
CONGRATULATIONS! Your fund is now deposited with a
security company insured to your name. Due to the
mixed up of numbers and names, we ask you to keep this
award top secret from public notice until your claim has
been processed and your money remitted to your account as
this is a part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by
participants.

All participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn from 25,000 email addresses from
Europe, America, Australia, Asia, and North America as part
of our international promotions program, which we conduct
once every year. We are very sure that with such a luck ,
you will be part of our next year higher Stake of the
lottery. To begin your claim please kindly contact

cheerfulgates@netscape.net
OR call Tel:+34 686 056 939
AEGON SEGUROS S.A, Foreign Services Manager
MR ALONSO ALVARO(CLAIM AGENT)
For processing and remittance of your prize money to
a designated account of your choice. Remember
that all prize money must be claimed not later than 29th
MAY 2005. After this date, all funds will be returned to
the Ministry de Economic y Hacienda as unclaimed. NOTE: In
order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference, batch and prize claim
track numbers in every of your correspondence with us or
your agent.
Furthermore, should there be any change of tour
address, do inform your claims agent as soon as
possible. Congratulations!!! again from all members of our
staff and thank you for being a part of our
promotions program.

Your's Sincerely.

DON FERNANDO LOPEZ


MANAGING DIRECTOR TRACK CLAIM NO:
7046634128




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