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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: "MRS. Regina Iglesias(Promotions Coordinator)" <loteria@netscape.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: loteria2005b@madrid.com
Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2005 15:58:29 +0200
Subject: Lottery Winning Notification (BENEFICIARY)

EL GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA
AVDA. CARLOS GONZALEZ N?16, 5; 28004 MADRID, SPAIN; www.elgordomasgordo.com
TEL/FAX: 0034 652 40 15 31

REF NUMBER: EAASL/941OYI/05
TICKET NUMBER: 699-55SPO5
BATCH: 03/06/MA35
RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION
ATTN: Beneficiary,
We are pleased to inform you of release of the EURO MILLONES LOTERIA PROGRAM held on 20th of APRIL 2005.Among the 101 participating international finalists playing 6000 full tickets in the fifth series, from a pool of $22,200,000.00 (Twenty two Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars) in cash, your ticket number 699-55SP05 with serial number 600-45 drew the lucky numbers 06-07-13-28-47 (05?8) which consequently won a prize in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of ($ 1, 000,000.00 (One Million dollars only) in cash credited to a file REF. N?EAASL/941OYI/05. BATCH: 03/06/MA35 Congratulations!
Due to the impossibility to reach you, your fund and award certificate has been deposited with a security company registered to your file claim number and insured in your name. Please forward all claims to them as a bond has been placed on your award and they will be responsible for handling and remittance of won prices and funds until they are accurately disbursed. The deadline for this notice is the 30th of JULY 2005. Non-compliance within this period may result in disqualification and insured prizes will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed. 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 pay out to you, as this is a part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted advantage of this program by participants. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 15.000 names world wide as part of our i!
nternational Promotions Program. We hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize in subsequent programs.
To begin your claim, please contact MR. THOMAS ROMERO SANCHEZ, Foreign operation manager of SANTALUCIA SECURITIES S. A. At Tel: 0034 618 23 04 45 ---Fax: 0034 654 22 26 44 Emails: loteria2005b@madrid.com for handling and payment procedures.
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 claim agent as soon as possible.
Sincerely:
MRS. Regina Iglesias.
Lottery Coordinator.

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