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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: el_gordloteria@handbag.com
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2005 12:43:25 +0200
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION!!(CONTACT THE APPIONTED AGENT)


FROM THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS AWARD DEPARTMENT

Ref: TER/654/804/0478/852
Batch:JAS/0057-1786-9654
Winning No:785412062/KEN23

Attn:

We happily announce to you the draw of the EL-GORDO
LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM held on the 29th of April, 2005.
Your "email address" was attached to ticket number;
12324277 serial number 6663817262 This batch draws the lucky
numbers as follows 2-9-22-23-24-3 bonus number 5, which consequently won
the lottery in the second category.

You hereby have been approved lump sum pay of ?1,500,000.00 (ONE
MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS) in cash credit file
ref: WQ748/874/0571/007 from the total cash prize of ?15,000,000.00 shared
amongst ten lucky winners, based on their category.
All participants "email address" were selected through a
computer balloting system drawn form Nine hundred thousand names
from Canada,Australia, United States, Asia,Europe, Middle East, Africa and
Oceanic as part of our international promotion program which is conducted
annually.

This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by some
multinational Companies a part of their social responsibility to the
citizens in the Communities where they have operational base.
To process your claims you are hereby advised to contact
the Appointed Agent below with your Full Name, Contact Home and Office Tel
& Fax Number, Mobile Phone and Full Home and Office Address for easy communication.

MR.FERDINAND WILLS
ZODIAC ARM AGENCY S.A SPAIN
EMAIL:zodiacarm@netscape.net

Please quote your reference, batch and winning number
which can be found on the top left corner of this notification as well as
your full names and address to help locate your file easily.
For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information
confidential from the public until your claim is processed
and your prize released to you.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid dual
claiming and Unwarranted taking advantage of this program by non-
participant or Unofficial personnel.

Note, all winnings must be claimed before 29th of July,
2005 otherwise YOUR PRIZE will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually put
in for the next stake.

Congratulations once again on your winnings!

Best Regards

Noelia Gonzalez
Co-ordinator
El-Gordo Lottery International Spain.
www.loteria.com


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Book yourself something to look forward to in 2005.
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