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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: "MADRID SWEEP STAKE LOTTERY" <natcarlopez@wanadoo.es> (may be fake)
Reply-To: vertex2005@wanadoo.es
Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2005 14:46:02 +0200
Subject: URGENT LOTTERY PREMIO AWARD INFORMATION.

FROM:THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
THE MADRID SWEEP STAKE LOTTERY.
Calle Joan Miro 35,
36678 MADRID,SPAIN.
(Customer Services)
Ref: MD/9420X2/68, Batch: 074/05/ZY369

RE/AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE

We happily announce to you the draw of the MADRID SWEEP STAKE LOTTERY,
online Sweepstakes International program held on 21th May 2005.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545
with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 1-110-27-35-39-48
(bonus No.), which subsequently you won the lottery in the 2nd category
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of EUR847,000(Eight
Hundred and forty Seven Thousand Euros Only)in cash credited to file
KTU/9023118308/03.
This is from a total cash prize shared amongst (7) lucky winners in this
category i.e. Match 5 plus bonus.
All participants of the online version were selected randomly from World
Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over
100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed
online.This promotion takes place monthly.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls
within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in
your print out coupon. In view of this, your EUR847,000(Eight Hundred and Forty Seven Thousand)
would be released to you by of our payment office in Madrid(SPAIN).
Our agent will immediately commence the
process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your
winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your
money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.
This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program, be warned .To file for your
claim, please contact our Agent:

MR. ALBERTO TORRES.
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
Vertex Security Trust & Finance Int'
Tell: 0034-678-297-214.
Email: vertex2005@wanadoo.es.

Good luck from me and members of staff of the MADRID SWEEP STAKE LOTTERY.
Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 10th August 2005.
Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember
to quote your reference number and batch
number in all correspondence. Furthermore, dont forget to include your
telephone number its very important so that we can locate you by phone if
need arises.ie((i). Your names, (ii) Contact telephone and fax numbers (iii) contact
Address (iv) your winning numbers (v) Quote amount won.

Once again congratulations.
Yours faithfully,
CARMEN LOPEZ.(Online coordinator for Madrid Sweep stakes Lottery
International Program)

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