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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: "Euro Lotto" <josecobollo2010@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: pballes@ozu.es
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 23:23:52 +0100
Subject: Congratulations

INT. LOTTERY COMISIÓN
CALLE SAN BERNANDO 3- 5C
28070 MADRID
SPAIN.

FROM: THE DIRECTOR
OF THE PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT

REF:NO EG/38807886091/05
BATCH:340/1608/RDL.

ATTN:Winner,

RE:AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE.

We are pleased to inform you of the release on the 1st of July 2005 the
result of the FLASH FORTUNE LOTTO, Spanish sweepstake lottery Int.promotion
programs held on the 25th May ,2005.

Your name attached to the ticket number 033-1146993-750 with serial number
1223-05 drew the lucky number 13-15-16-21-34-36 which consequently won
lottery in the 3rd category.You are therefore been approved for a lump sum
of €315.810.00 (Three hundred and fifteen thousand,eight hundred and ten
Euros).in cash credited to the file Nº EG/38807886091/02,this is from the
total cash prize of €5,368,770.00 Five million three hundred and sixty eight
thousand ,seven hundred and seventy Euros, shared among the seventeen
international winners in this category.

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

Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
25,000 names from all over the world as a part of our International
promotion program which we conduct twice every year .We hope with a part of
your prize you will take part in our end of the year high stake €1.3bn
lottery.To avoid scam please contact only your assigned agent below.
To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent : MR. CLEMENT LIMA.the
foreign service manager of GLOBAL SECURITY NETWORK.E-Mail: pballes@ozu.es.
Tele/fax- +34 675 053 712 for processing and remittance of your winning
funds to a designated account of your choice.

Remember all prize money must be claimed not later than 2 weeks from the
date of this notice after this date all funds will be returned to the
ministerio de economia y hacienda as unclaimed.

Note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote
your ref..and batch no. in every correspondence with us or your
agent.Further more, should there be any change of address do please inform
your claims agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations once again from all members of staff and thank you for being
a part of our
promotions program.

Yours Sincerely,

Mª. Jose Cobollo.

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