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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: gsgarcia@terra.com.mx
Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 16:30:26 +0100
Subject: RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE.

INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY COMMISSION.
C/BUSMAN EL BUENO,137 MADRID - ESPANA.

EMAIL:gsgarcia@terra.com.mx

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,

REF: LP/26510460037/05 BATCH: 24/00319/IPD

DEAR SIR/Madam,

RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE.

Congratulations Category A prize winner! You have been selected as one of
two winners of the INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY COMMISSION computer ballot draws
and thus will be a privileged recipient of the grand draw prize of 1,850,000.00
(One million eight hundred and Fifty thousand Euros only).Winning File Reference
number for your prize is LP/26510460037/05; ticket number
004-05117963-198.

We in the INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY COMMISSION is by this program,launching
our model computer balloting lottery draws, developed and designed to satisfy
the cravings of the ever growing number of participants in our various
lottery programs. With funds accrued exclusively from previous draws, payouts
to all winners are guaranteed and will be transferred in record time.

After randomly selecting 15,000 participants from an initial database of
300,000 emails and zoning all participants by their respective continents
from
across the globe, we produced an extensive list from which you have emerged
as one of the winners of the Grand Draw prize.

To ensure a smooth collection of your winnings,the transfer of your prize
is to be handled by our Prize Transfer agents.You are to contact our agents
by email and/or fax as soon as you receive this notice.

Please find full contact details, below:-
Mr.Henry Peters
Operation Manager
Euro-City-securitas.
Madrid Spain
Tel: (+34) 616 57 3154
Fax: (+34) 665 04 8681
Email: eurocitisecuritas2005@yahoo.com

Also find all other relevant winning lottery information below:
Draw Serial No: 99375
Batch No: 24/00319/IPD
Zonal Draw No: A2-003
Grand Draw No: 12099

You are seriously advised to keep all winning lottery information and numbers
from the public in line with our company security protocol to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by unscrupulous individuals.

Please direct all further correspondences and queries to your respective
category Prize Transfer handlers. Congratulations once again from the INTERNATIONAL
LOTTERY family.

Sincerely,

G.S.GARCIA
International Promotions Manager
INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY COMMISSION


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