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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: "lotto lotto notification" <2005lotto@eresmas.com>
Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 06:02:13 -0500
Subject: Congratulations!!!

C/CORDOBA NO 21 PLANTA 2-A
28204 MADRID -SPAIN.
TEL/FAX:+3462391032


FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
REF NO: EGS/2551256003/005
BATCH NO: 14/0017/IPD

ATTN: STICK WINNER.

RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION, FINAL NOTICE.

We are pleased to inform you, that as a result of our RECENT LOTTERY/DRAWS
HELD on the 3rd of Nov. 2004.Your e-mail address attached toticket number:11
23 34 38 48 49 46 750 with serial number:211-305 drew luckynumbers:1315
22 37 39 which consequently won in the 2nd category. you have therefore
been approved for a lump sum pay of$560,000.00USD(FIVE HUNDRED AND SIXTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS ONLY)

Note that All participants in this lottery program have been selected randomly
through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000 companies and 30,000,000
individual email addresses from all search engines and websites.This promotional
program takes place every year,and it is promoted and sponsored by eminent
personalities like theSultan of Brunei,Bill Gates
of microsoft inc and other corporate organisations.This is to encourage
the use of the internet and computers worldwide.For security purpose and
clarity,we advice that you keep your winning informationconfidential until
your claims have been processed and your money remitted to you.This is part
of our security protocol to avoid double claims and unwarranted abuse of
this program by some participants.

We look forward to your active participationin our next 4 million euro slot.

You are required to contact your claim agent MRS ANITA GEORGE,Foreign Operations
Manager,EUROCITY GRUPPEN SEGURIDAD S.A ON Email:-(agentoffice_info@yahoo.ie)for
processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of
your choice.All winnings must be claimed not later than one month After
the date of this notice.Please note,inorder
to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,remember to quote your reference
number and batch numbers in all correspondence.Furthermore,should there
be any change of address do inform our claim agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations!!!Once more and thank you for being part of our
promotional program.

NOTE: YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED IF YOU ARE BELOW 18 YEARS OF
AGE.

Yours Sincerely,
MRS. TIMOTHY BLANCO.
VICE PRESIDENT.
INTL LOTERIA PRIMITIVA






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