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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: sweepstakes2005@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2005 05:25:16 -0700
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS

The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you the draw (#986) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,online
sweepstakes International program held on Sat 04 Jun 05.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545188 with
Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 06-08-13-15-21-40(bonus no

35),which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match

5 plus bonus.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of ?79,420
(Seventy nine thousand four hundred and twenty pounds sterling) in cash
credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of
?1,508,980(One million five hundred and eight thousand nine hundred and eighty
pounds sterling) shared amongst twentyone (19) people. All participants for
the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through
computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations,
and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place weekly.Please
note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative
office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon.In view of this,you have
therefore been approved to claim a total sum of ?79,420 (Seventy nine thousand
four hundred and twenty pounds sterling) which would be released to you by
any of our payment offices in Europe.Our European agents will immediately
commence the process to facilitate the release of your fund as soon as you
contact them. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning
information confidential,until your claim is processed and y!
our money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.
This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted
abuse of this program. Please be warned.To file for your claim, please contact
our fiduciary agent:
MR MIKE RAYMOND Email: mike_raymond02@yahoo.com
YOU CAN GO TO OUR ONLINE RESULT SITE TO VERIFY THE VALUE OF YOUR
WINNINGS AND ALSO GET A PRIZE BREAKDOWN, AND PLEASE ENSURE YOU CHECK THE
CORRECT DRAW NUMBER (#986)http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/results.do
Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Sir. Richard K. Fletcher.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program

NOTE: DO NOT SEND YOUR RESPONSE TO THIS EMAIL BOX SEND YOUR RESPONSE TO
YOUR FIDUCIARY AGENT

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