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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: "BONO LOTO SPANISH LOTTERY/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM." <chaconfinance@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 20:54:57 +0200
Subject: LOTTERY NOTIFICATION NOTICE!!!


FROM:THE DESK OF THE VICEPRESIDENTE
INTERNATIONAL LOTTO PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REF NUMBER:EML/200793/03
BATCH NUMBER:24/00602/XXPDB

ATTN: WINNER,
DATE : 23/05/05
RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE

We are pleased to inform you of the recent result of BONO LOTO SPANISH LOTTERY/ INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM held on 20th MAY 2005.


Your name attached ticket number 055-11879443 with serial numbers 8449-03 drew the lucky numbers 7-12-19-25-35-48 which consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category.You are therefore been approved for the lump sum payout of US$715,810.00 (SEVEN HUNDRED & FIFTEEN THOUSAND,EIGHT HUNDRED AND TEN UNITED STATES DOLLARS) In cash credited to file number EML/2007893/03.This is from the total cash prize of US$19.450.550.00(NINTEEN MILLION,FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND,FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY).Shared among the fourtheen international winners in this category.

Your fund is now deposited with a security company insured in your name.Due to the mixed numbers and names in this office we ask that you keep this award from the public notice until your claims has been processed and your fund remitted to your designated account,to avoid double claim and unwarranted taking advantage of this program by participants, this is our security protocol.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 55,000 names from Asia, Australia,Middle East, Europe,United State of America,Canada,South-America and Africa,as part of our international promotion programs which we conduct once every two years.We hope that your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize in the subsequent programs.

To begin your lottery claim please contact your agent: MR. MIGUEL CHACON (Foreign Operation Manager),CHACON SECURITY COMPANY SECURITY S.A. Tel:+34-695-041-646, E-mail: chaconfinance@yahoo.com <mailto:chaconfinance@yahoo.com>. for necessary assistance as regards to your claim and final release of the prize money to your designated bank account.

Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 14TH JANUARY, 2004. After this date all the fund will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed.And be informed that 10% of your lottery winning belongs to Security company.This 10% will be remitted after you have received your winning prize. Don't forget to send your personal fax and telephone number when replying to enable us send an application form for you, for immediate processing of your prize money. We are looking forward to your prompt reply in this regard.

Congratulations on be half of our managements.

Yours sicerely,
MR. PEDRO GOMEZ.
INTL.LOTO COMMISSION
MANAGER

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