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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: "WIN OFICE" <winningoffice@netscape.net> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 19:09:18 +0100
Subject: LOTTERY AWARD WINNER 2005

LOTERIA PRIMITIVA SWEEPSTAKES PROMOTION.
CALLE/BUSMAN EL-BUENO, 13728007 MADRID SPAIN.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: LP/26510460037/02 BATCH: 24/00319/IPD
AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE.
WE ARE PLEASE TO INFORM YOU OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE WINNERS OF LOTTERY PRIMITIVA
SWEEPSTAKES/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS HELD ON 25Th OCTOBER .2005.YOUR CONTACT IS
ATTACHED TO THE TICKET NUMBER 004-05117963-198, WITH SERIAL NUMBER 99375 DREW THE LUCKY
NUMBERS : 01-15-37-38-48-49 AND CONSEQUENTLY WON THE LOTTERY IN CATEGORY 1B. YOU HAVE
BEEN THEREFORE APPROVED THE SUM OF EUR 1,500,000.00 (ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED EUROS)
CREDITED TO THE FILE NUMBER: LP/2656043/ES/104 THIS IS FROM THE TOTAL PRICE MONEY OF EURO
31.472.765.00 SHARED AMONG THE TWENTY THREE LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL WINNERS IN ALL
CATEGORIES. ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE SELECTED THROUGH COMPUTER BALOTTING SYSTEM
DRAWN FROM 45,000.00 NAMES FROM AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, AFRICA, EUROPE,AMERICA AND
ASIA AS PART OF OUR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM WHICH IS CONDUCTED EVERY TWO
YEARS.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

YOUR FUND IS NOW INSURED TO YOUR CONTACT. DUE TO THE COMPUTER MIX-UP OF SOME NUMBERS
AND CONTACTS, WE ASK YOU TO KEEP THIS AWARD STRICKLY FROM PUBLIC NOTICE UNTILL YOUR
CLAIM HAS BEING PROCESSED AND YOUR MONEY REMITTED TO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT.THIS IS
PART OF OUR SECURITY ADVICE TO AVOID DOUBLE CLAIMING OR UNSCRUPULOUS ACTS BY THE
PARTICIPANTS OF THIS PROGRAM. YOU ARE TO CONTACT THE UNDERSIGNED OFFICE FOR THE
CLAIMING OF YOUR AWARD PRICE winoffice2005@netscape.net SINCE ALL WE HAVE NOW IS THE WINNING
TICKET NUMBER AND YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO THE WINNING TICKET
NUMBER.FOR DUE PROCESSING AND REMITTANCE OF YOUR AWARD PRICE, YOU ARE TO REPLY THIS
MAIL STATINGYOUR NUMBERS. DO NOTE THAT ALL PRICE MUST BE CLAIM NOT LATER THAN 25TH
NOV. 2005.AFTER THIS DATE, ALL FUNDS WILL BE RETURNED AS UNCLAIMED TO THE MINISTRY.

NOTE: IN ORDER TO AVOID UNNECESSARY DELAY AND COMPLICATIONS,PLEASE QUOTE YOUR
REFERENCE AND BATCH NUMBERS IN EVERY OF YOUR CORRESPONDENCE. FURTHERMORE,SHOULD
THERE BE ANY CHANGE OF YOUR ADDRESS DO INFORM THIS OFFICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN FROM ALL OUR STAFF.

SINCERELY
MR. DENNIS COLE
THE PROMOTION MANAGER
0034-627-128-221: CALL FOR MORE CONFIRMATION
REPLY TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS FOR YOUR CLAIM: winoffice2005@netscape.net
YOU ARE TO FORWARD TO THIS OFFICE ( winoffice2005@netscape.net ) THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
1. FILE NUMBER:
2. BATCH NUMBER:
3. REFERENCE NUMBER:
4. WINNING NUMBER:
5. CATEGORY:
6. AMOUNT WON:
7a. FULL NAME:(MR/MRS)
b. TEL AND FAX NUMBER:(Office,Home and Mobile)
8. CITY/COUNTRY:
9. ADDRESS:(HOME AND OFFICE)
10. OCCUPATION/ORGANIZATION:
11. POSITION :
12. DATE OF BIRTH:
13. PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS:
ON THE CONFIRMATION OF THE ABOVE INFORMATION,WE WILL GIVE YOU THE CONTACT DETAILS OF
THE BANK THAT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PAYMENT OF YOUR AWARD. THEREAFTER,YOU WILL
BE ISSUED WITH A CLAIM CERTIFICATE OF WINNING THAT WILL BE USED FOR THE CLAIM OF THE
MONEY FROM YOUR BANK,AFTER GETTING CLEARANCE FROM THE MINISTERIO DE INTERIO HERE IN
SPAIN.
NOTE:YOU ARE TO KEEP THIS AWARD OUT FROM PUBLIC NOTICE TO AVOID DOUBLE REPRESENTATION
.YOU MUST ABSOLUTELY BE CONFIDENTIAL UNTILL THE BANK TRANSFERRED YOUR FUND INTO YOUR
NOMINATED ACCOUNT. CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN.
THANKS
DENNIS COLE


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