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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: "lotto winners" <lottowinners6@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 01:19:26 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATION

INTERNATIONAL LOTTO PROMOTIONS PROGRAM/PRIZE AWARD DEPT!
C/CORDOBA NO 21 PLANTA 2-A
28204 MADRID -SPAIN.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
REF NO: EGS/2551256003/02
BATCH NO: 14/0017/IPD
RE:AWARD NOTIFICATION,FINAL NOTICE(CONTACT AGENT DONAMAX
FOR THE CLAIM OF YOUR FUND!!!
Dear Winner,
We are pleased to inform you, that as a result of our
RECENT LOTTERY DRAWS HELD on the 31rd of JAN
2005,Youre-mail address attached to ticket number:11 23 34
38 48 49 46 750 with serial number:2113 ? 05 drew lucky
numbers:13 15 ? 22 ? 37 39 which consequently won in the
2nd category.
you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of
US$715,810.00(SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND, EIGHT
HUNDRED AND TEN US DOLLARS ONLY) Note that All participants
in this lottery program have been selected randomly through
a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000 companies
and 30,000,000 individual email addresses from all search
engines and web sites.This promotional program takes place
every year,and is promotedand sponsored by eminent
personalities like the Sultan of Brunei,Bill Gates of
microsoft inc and other corporate organisations.This is to
encourage the use of the internet and computers worldwide.
For security purpose and clarity,we advise that you keep
your winning information confidential until your claims
have been processed and your money remitted to you.This is
part of our security protocol to avoid double claims and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.We
look forward to your active participation in our next 4
million euro's slot.
You are requested to contact your clearance/cliam(agent
DONAMAX NUGENT)Foreign Operations Manager,EUROCITY GRUPO
SEGURIDAD S.A ON contact him with this.
TEL:+447023051457
TEL:+447023051309
EMAIL:(EUROCITY_GROUPLOTTO@YAHOO.COM)
For processing and remittance of your prize money to a
designated account of your choice(PLEASE NOTE:AGENT DONAMAX IS
NOT THE PAYMENT BANK,YOU ARE CONTACTING HIM FOR YOUR CLAIM
EVIDENCE WHACH THE PAYMENY BANK WILL REQUIRE FROM YOU
BEFORE THEY CAN TRANSFER YOUR FUND TO YOU)once again All
winnings must be claimed not later than one month After the
date of this notice. Please note,in order to avoid
unnecessary delays and complications,remember to quote your
reference number and batch numbers in
Correspondence.Furthermore,shouldthere be any change of
address do inform our agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations!!! once more and thank you for being part
of our promotional program.
Sincerely,
MRS. SANDRA BLANCO.
VICE PRESIDENT.
INTL LOTERIA PRIMITIVA.



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