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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: "GORDO SPANISH SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY" <elgordo_spain@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: itfinance2222@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 21:04:09 +0200
Subject: reply fast

FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT REF NO: EGS/2551256003/02 BATCH
NO: 14/0017/IPD
ATTN: PRIZE WINNER
RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION, FINAL NOTICE.


We are pleased to inform you of the release today of the results of the EL
GORDO SPANISH SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY/END OF YEAR
HIGHSTAKE INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM held on 21st of July 2004.

Your name attached to the ticket number 11 - 23 - 34 38 48 49 46 750 with
serial number 2113 - 05 drew the lucky numbers 13 - 15 - 22 - 37 -
39 - 45 which consequently won the lottery in the 2nd category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of US$715,810.00
(SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED AND TEN US DOLLARS) in
cash credited to file REF.NO: EGS/2551256003/02.This from a total cash prize
of US$13,871,320.00 (THIRTEEN MILLION, EIGHT HUNDRED AND SEVENTY ONE
THOUSAND, THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY US DOLLARS) shared among the seventeen
international winners in this category.
CONGRATULATIONS! .

Your fund is now deposited with a security company insured in your name. Due
to mixed up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award from
public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to
your nominated 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 names from USA, New Zealand, Europe and Asia as part of our end of
year international program, which we conduct once every year.
We hope with a part of your prize money, you will take part in our mid
year (summer) high stake US$1.6 billioninternational lottery.

To begin your claim, please contact your claims agent, MR ANDREAS BECKMANN,
Foreign Operations Manager, I.T SECURITIES & FINANCE GmBH, ON
Tel: + 49-1625740399 or EMAIL:itfinance2222@yahoo.com for processing and
remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice.
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 30th JUNE 2005.
After this date all funds will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y
HACIENDA as unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every of your
correspondence with us or your agent Furthermore, should there be any change
of your 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 promotion program.

Sincerely,
MRS ITA WILLIAMS
VICE PRESIDENT. INTL LOTERIA PRIMITIVA.

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