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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: triumphants@handbag.com
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 14:51:23 +0200
Subject: ANNUAL AWARD WINNING FINAL NOTIFICATION.

C/GUZMAN EL BUENO,
137 MADRID - ESPAÑA
E-mail : lotterywinners@mail2europe.com
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: LP/26510460037/04
BATCH: 24/00319/IPD
RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the release today, 16th of June 2005,of the
ELGORDO SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY/INTER-NATIONAL PROGRAMS held on the 1st March
,2004. Your name attached to ticket number 025 11464992-750 with serial number
2113-05 drew the lucky number 3-18-19-30-32-39, which consequently won the
lottery in the 3rd category.
You are therefore been approve for the lump sum pay out of 1,225.000.39
euros (ONE MILLION,TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND AND THIRTY NINE CENTS.)
in cash credit to the file REF: LP/26510460037/04. This is from a total prize
of 26,299,000.00 euros shared among the seventeen (17) International winners
in this category.

CONGRATULATION! Your fund is now deposited with a Security Company MAGNUM
TRUST SECURITY. Due to the mixed up of some numbers and names, we ask that
you keep this award a top secret from the public notice until your claim
as been processed and your prize money remitted to your account as this is
a part of our Security protocol to avoid double claiming award or unwarranted
taking advantage of this program by participants.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
25,000 names from Australia, USA, Europe, Asia ,New Zealand, Middle-East
and South-North America .As part of our international promotions program,
which we conducted once in a year. We hope with a part of your prize, you
will take part in our end of the year high stake ?Euros 300 Million International
Lottery.
To being your claim, please contact the issuing authority, your prize claim
agent, Mr.Romero Luis, (Foreign Service Manager) for processing and remittance
of your prize money to a designated account of your choice. Tel/Fax: +34
-620-657-363. Or Via Email: magnumvault@europe.com
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later until than the 10th of
July, 2005. After this date, all funds will be returned 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 your agent. Furthermore, should there be any address do inform your
claims agent as soon as possible. Please remember to ask for your prize claim
certificate. Congratulation again from all member of our staff and thank
you for being part of our promotion program.
Best regards,
MARIA JOSE SANCHEZ.



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