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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: "INTERNATIONAL LOTTO COMMISSION" <internationallottocomm@msn.com>
Reply-To: lottofileprocessingdept@email.ro
Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 03:32:17 +0000
Subject: ********FINAL WINNING CONGRATULATION*************

INTERNATIONAL LOTTO COMMISSION

C/GUMZMAN EL BUENO,137.

28003,MADRID SPAIN

TEL;34;654076471

FROM: THE DESK OF MANAGING DIRECTOR

REFERENCE NUMBER:

EG/009713160012

BATCH NUMBER: 12428/048803.

DATE: 31TH AUG 2005

ATTN: CONGRATULATION FOR BEEN A LUCKY WINNER


RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE

This is to inform you of the release of  the Spanish-International. De La
primitiva sweepstakes lottery-promotion held on the 27TH OF AUGUST 2005,
This
result was initially delayed due to mix up of numbers and addresses, the
results were finally released on the th OF 30TH AUGUST 2005, and your name
attached to ticket number025-11-464-992-750 with Serial number 2113-05,
which drew the lucky numbers of 13-15-16-21-34-36, which consequently won
the lottery in the 1st category.

You are therefore approved for a lump sum payout of  EURO 615,810.00 (SIX Â
HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED AND TEN EUROS) in cash
accredited to file reference number: EG/009713160012, This is from a total
cash prize of  € 10,468,770.00 (TEN  MILLION, FOUR HUNDRED AND
SIXTY-EIGHT
THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY EUROS ONLY) Shared among the seventeen
international winners in this category. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

Your fund is now deposited in a security company with your prize money
insured in your name. Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that
you keep this award from public notice until your claim has been processed
and money remitted to your account as this is part of our security protocol
to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by
participants as it has happened in the past.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot systems / shopping
ticket-foils and traveling ticket-foils drawn from 25,000 Company names and
individual names from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, America, Africa
and North America as part of our annual-international promotional programs.
We hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize in the next high stake
promotion agenda of EURO 21,300,000.00 (TWENTY-ONE MILLION,THREE HUNDRED
THOUSAND).

To begin your lottery claim, please contact your claim agent, MR.DAVIS
LOPEZ, foreign operations manager of payment and release order department,
APEX SEGURIDAD S. A. on Tel: +34 699-841-282 & Fax: +34 645-038-049/0034 940
464 752 Email: lottofileprocessing_dept@winneragent.net for registration and
processing of your winning prize money to designated account of your choice.

Mr Davis Lopez will send a complete payment processing form which you need
to fill and return by fax to him the claim agent. Remember, all prize money
must be claimed not later than 28TH OF OCTOBER Â 2005. After this date,
this fund will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as
unclaimed fund.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delay and complication, please remember
to quote your reference and batch numbers in every correspondence with your
agent or us. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do
inform your claim agent as soon as possible. Congratulation once again from
all members of our staff and thank you for being part of our International
promotion program. Â We wish you continued good fortunes.

Yours Sincerely,

………………..…….…..…………………..…
DON. JUAN PALMA GONZALEZ

   (DIRECTOR DE LA LOTTERIA)              Â
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