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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: "donald duffus" <promo.mail@web.de>
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 05:16:34 +0100
Subject: NOTIFICATION!

The U.K National Lottery
12 Bridge Street,
Staines Middlesex TW18 4TP
United Kingdom.
Ref: LSUK/2031/8161/04
Batch: R3/A312-59

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw (#944) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International Program held on Sat 08rd January 2004.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 07,10,17,28,29,33,36 which subsequently won you one of the five Jackpot prizes. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £3,000,000 (Three Million Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from the World Wide Web through a 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, your £3,000,000 would be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
Mrs. Allan Baines
Email: allanbaines@yahoo.co.uk
Fax: +44-8701351471
Provide her with the information below:
1.Name:
2.Address:
3.Marital Status:
4.Occupation:
5.Age:
6.Sex:
7.Nationality:
8.Country Of Residence:
9.Telephone Number:
10.Fax Number:
11.Draw Number above:

That way your Winnings Certificate and all other relevant documents/paperwork can be prepared for you. You would be required to show an instrument of identification when cashing your cheque i.e. Drivers license or International passport.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your 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.


Good luck from me and members of staff of the U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,

Sir Jones Dutcher.
Online Co-ordinator for U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY Sweepstakes International Program.


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