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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: elgordoawardwiners@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 15:14:51 -0800
Subject: YOU ARE LUCKY!!!

[Todo sobre El Gordo de la Primitiva]
FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.

REF Nº: EGS/2251256003/02

BATCH Nº:14/0017/1PD



RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION/
FINAL NOTICE

Europe Lotto wishes to inform you the results of the
E-mail address ballot lottery international program by
Europe Lottery Union held on the 2nd SEPTEMBER, 2005. Your
email account have been picked as a winner of
950,000.00 Only ( NINE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND EUROS
ONLY).

This results is now released to you on the 24th SEPTEMBER,
2005, and your email address attached to Ticket
No:0431505 with the Lucky No: 09,62,16,71,31,Euro Ball
25. which won the lottery in the A Category. All
participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from Microsoft users from company and
individual email addresses users.

Be advice to keep your winning information
confidential until your claims has been processed and
your money remitted to you. This is part of our
security protocol to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program,For the release of
your winning,kindly contact your claims agent MR
BRAMMALLIE O at agent_awardelgordolottery.com , you are to
quote your lucky number for confirmation on your
winning.

All winning must be claimed not later than 2nd OCTOBER,
2005. After this date all unclaimed funds will be
retured. Please note in order to avoid unnecessary
delays and complications please remember to quote your
reference number in all correspondence.

You are therefore advised to send down the following
informations

1. Full name and address.

2. Country.

3. Tel and fax number.

4.Occupation.

Congratulations from the staff and thank you for being
part of email account users program.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Julie Van Hans,
Executive.(UK Lottery Intern.)

Dr. P. Swier, Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign
Operations), Mr. Franklyn Van Der Weijden (Manager
Domestic Banking Operations), Dr. James Williams
(Director International Credit Department), Mrs.
Sandra Murphy (Executive), Mr. Michael Cole
(Executive), Mr. Stephen Boer (Chairman).

CONGRATULATION

PLEASE ACCEPT OUR OFFER

___________________________________________________________

Book yourself something to look forward to in 2005.
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Bargain holidays - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/holidays/

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