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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: "Richard llyod" <richardllyod@ukemailwinning.com>
Date: Sat, 05 Mar 2005 17:51:45 +0000
Subject: THE UK LOTTERY---CUSTOMER CARE UNIT

The National Lottery
P O Box 1010 Liverpool,
L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel +447040112683
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw (#958) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on Saturday 26th
February,2005 .Your e-mail address attached to ticket
number:56475600545 188
with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:
8-14-25-40-43-48(bonus no
33.), which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e
match
5plusbonus.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
£107,055(One Hundred And Seven Thousand and Fifty Five Pounds Sterlings
) in
cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize
of
£2,034,045(Two Million,Thirty Four Thousand and Forty five Pounds
Sterlings.) shared amongst the ten(10) lucky winners in this category
i.e
Match 5plus bonus.All participants for the online version were selected
randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and
extracted from over100,000unions,associatons and corporate bodies that
are
listed online. This promotion takes place weekly.Please note that your
lucky
winningnumber falls within our European booklet representative office
in
Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your
£107,055(One
Hundred And Seven Thousand and Fifty Five Pounds Sterlings )would be
released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe. Our European
agent
will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your
funds as soon as you contact him.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.To
file for your claim, please contact
our fiduciary agent:
MRS TESSY BOWEL
Email: tessybowel@ukemailwinning.com or tessy_bowel@winning.com

Yours faithfully, Richard K. Lloyd.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program NATIONAL LOTTERY

To view past winners, click here:
http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/winners/winnersGallery.jsp#winner2

For Verification;
http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/results.do

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