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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: ANDALUCIA SEGURO <andaluciaseguro@netscape.net>
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 17:55:40 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATION!!!


CASA DE LA PRIMITIVA C/ PEREZ
Nº-122, 28019 MADRID-ESPANA.
TEL:+34-654-191- 722
FROM: THE PROMOTION DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
REF. Nº:EGS/0007459015/03 .
BATCH NUMBER: 17/7024/IPD.

AWARD NOTIFICATION.
This is to inform you on the release of the CONTINENTAL E-MAIL LOTTERY held on
the 20th of Oct 2005.
The results was released on the 2nd of Novermber 2005. Your email address was
attached to BATCH NUMBER: 17/7024/IPD with serial number 111-947-214 that
drew the lucky numbers of 7-15-5-8-66-17, which consequently won the lottery in
the 3rd category.
You have therefore been awarded a lump of EUR 615,800:00 (SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED, EUROS ONLY )cash credited to file with :REF
Nº:EGS/0007459015/03

This is from a total cash prize of (€ 15,368,770:00) FIFTEEN MILLION THREE 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 with ANDALUCIA SEGUROS INT SA and Consultancy and
insured in your email address ,due to the fact that we only have your e-mail
address in our custody and also due to mix up of some numbers and e-mail
addresses, we ask that you keep this award from public notice until your claims
have been processed and the award claimed by you. We assure you that your full
winning price will be given to you as no individual or organisation has the
legal right to deduct or add to you award otherwise legal actions will be taken
You must receive your full award of SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED, EUROS ONLY as processed by your security company.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid problems from participants as it
has happened in the past.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
25,000 names and screened to 100 e-mails which participated in final lottery
from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, North and South America, Middle East
and Africa .

This programme is sponsored by MAPFRE MARKETING S.L / WORLD INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY ORGANISATION TO PROMOTE and ENHANCE the use of SOFT WARE IN THE GOBAL WORLD. We hope your lucky e-mail address will draw a bigger cash prize in the subsequent programs. To begin your lottery claims, please contact your claims agent,

Mr, MARTIN PEREZ
Reply E-mail :andaluciaseguro@netscape.net
Telephone number: 0034-655 629 095
FAX number : 0034-617 119 058

You are required to present your information of identity to show you are the
user of this email address and whom to claim award, either your country passport
or any other valid identity is required.
Remember, all winnings must be processed not later than two weeks from the day
you receive this notification.
Any requirement not met before this date,funds will be returned to the EUROPEAN
UNION MINISTRY OF FINANCE HEADQUATERS. Also be informed that 15% of your
lottery winning belongs to the MAPFRE MARKETING S.L because they are the company
assigned by the Continental Email Lottery Board to process your winnings to
you.From your winnings, 15% you must remit after you have received your
winning prize because the money is insured in your e-mail address and can not be
removed.

Remember to quote your Ref and Batch numbers REF:(Nº:EGS/0007459015/03)
BATCH Nº:(17/7024/IPD) in every of your response to your claim agent. Further
more, should there be any change of address, inform your claim agent as soon as
possible.A copy of your lucky winning REF and all other informations will be
sent to you by your claim agent when your award has been processed and
transferred , Your claims agent is ANDALUCIA SEGUROS INT S.A.
Once again from all members of our staff CONGRATULATIONS for being a part of
our International promotions program.

NOTE:CLAIMS REQUIREMENT: (1)PHOTOCOPY OF YOUR IDENTITY(2) TAX CLEARANCE CERTIFICATEFROM (LOCAL COUNCIL OF MADRID). Contact your claim agent during working hour from 8 A.M.TO 9.P.M.EUROPE TIME.

ALEX RENO ALVAREZ
(Promotion Director)

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