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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: florencemaxwell@terra.com.mx
Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 11:14:03 -0700
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!!.

FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD.
BATCH: IPD/15/096/PTNL. REFERENCE: MLI/5361-ILGI0509/45
CONGRATULATIONS!


This is to inform you of the release of the EL-GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA LOTTERY
held on the 11th MAY 2004, and results were released on the 18th MAY
2005. Your email addres was attached to ticket number 085-12876077-09 with
serial number 51390-0 that drew the lucky numbers of 03-05-12-14-28-38,
which consequently won the lottery in the 1st category. You have therefore
been approved for a lump sum pay of 1.600.000.00 British Pounds Sterling
( ONE MILLION SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND BPS )in cash credited to file with REF:
NO.EGS/3662367114/13.This is from a total cash prize of British pounds Sterling
48,000,000.00 shared among the thirty international winners in this category.

CONGRATULATIONS!!

Your fund is now secured and insured in your email address name. Due to
mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award from public
notice until your claims has been processed and the money remitted to your
account as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming
of unwarranted taking advantage of this program by participants as it has
happened in the past. All participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Asia,United Kingdom, Australia,
New Zealand, Europe, North and South America, Middle East and Africa as
part of our International Promotions Program.We hope your lucky name will
draw a bigger cash prize in the subsequent programs.

To begin your lottery claims, please contact your claims agent below


MR. Andrew Williams,
DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN OPERATIONS
Global Finance Security Company
United Kingdom
E-Mail:global_financecompany55@yahoo.com
TeL:44-871-722-9291

Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 15TH JUNE 2005.Claims
that are not made before the above date will be returned to the MINISTERIO
DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA. And also be informed that 10% of your lottery winning
belongs to (IBERO PROMOTION COMPANY S,A.) Because they are the company that
bought your ticket and played the lottery on your email address name, NOTE
this 10% will be remitted after you have received your winnings prize because
the money is insured in your email address name already. NOTE: In order
to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote
your reference and batch numbers in every correspondence with us or your
claim agent. send to your agent your Telephone & Fax number, your full name
and residential address including your international passport or other valid
identification proof.

The processing of your payment will start immediately and your agent must
send you fund processing form, which you must complete and return to them.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address,please do inform your
claim agent as soon as possible. A copy of your lucky Prize winning certificate
and insurance will be sent to you by your claim agent prior to the transfer
of your fund by our paying bank,

CONGRATULATION!!! Once again from all members of our staff and thank you
for being a part of our International promotions program. we wish you continued
good fortunes.

Sincerely,

MRS. FLORENCE MAXWELL.



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