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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: "Mrs. Sandra Fernadez" <eslgordoloteria@winning.org> (may be fake)
Reply-To: eslgordoclaimage@netscape.net
Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 20:19:13 +0200
Subject: NOTIFICATION; FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION

ELGORDO LOTERIA PRIMITIVA INTERNATIONAL
www. http://loteria.com/primitiva.php
10 C/Teresa,
Madrid 20068,
Spain.

FROM: THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: GUPL/76-A18FYU125
03/05/05.

ATTENTION WINNER,
NOTIFICATION; FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement
,the winners of the ELGORDO LOTERIA PRIMITIVA
INTERNATIONAL held on 12-03-05. Your email address attached
to ticket number 4589, with serial number A025-09 drew the
lucky numbers 6-10-12-27-33-45, and consequently
won in category 6.You have therefore been approved for a
lump sum pay of Euro302,803.00 in cash credited to file REF
NGUPL/76-A18FYU125.This is from total prize money of
Euro908,401.00 shared among the international winners
in the category 6. All participants were selected through a
computer ballot system drawn from more than 100,000
companies/individuals from Middle East,Australia, New
Zealand,America,Asia, Europe and North America as part of
our International Promotions Program, which is conducted
annually.

CONGRATULATIONS! Your fund is now deposited and insured in
your email address.Due to the mix up of some numbers and
names,we ask that you keep this award strictly from public
notice until your claim has been processed and your money
remitted to your account. This is part of our security
protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by
participants of this program.

We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in
our end of year high stakes Euro25million International
lotto.To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent
immediately:

MR. JAMES PACKER
CLAIM MANAGER,
STANDARD TRUST SECURITY COMPANY
EMAIL:eslgordoclaimage@netscape.net

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to
designated account of your choice. Remember, you must
contact yourclaims agent not later than 15th of May.After
this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications,please remember to quote your reference
number in every one of your correspondences with your
agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of your
address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for
being part of our program.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Sandra Fernadez,
THE DIRECTOR OF PROMOTIONS.
(ELGORDO LOTERIA PRIMITIVA INTERNATIONAL).

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
Winners will result to disqualification. contact your
claims agent immediately through the above e-mail address.

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