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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: uknationallotto1@netscape.net
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 13:11:18 -0800
Subject: UK-LOTTO Sweepstake Lottery International

UK-LOTTO Sweepstake Lottery International
Headquarters: 1a, Bexon Court Carlton
Nottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ
United Kingdom
Customer Service: 580 NCA 85914
Ref: EAASL/941OYI/05
Batch: 12/25/DC34 RE:LOTTO

CONGRATULATIONS, WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw of the UK-LOTTO Sweepstake Lottery International
programs held on the 6th of March, 2005 in UNITED KINGDOM Your e-mail address attached
to Reference number: EAASL/9410Y1/05 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:
02-26-29-36-39-40-10

which subsequently won you the lottery in the category “A”. You have therefore been
approved to claim a total sum of £240,750.00 (Two Hundred Four Thousand Seven
Hundred and Fifty Pounds) in cash credited to file ktu/9023118308/03.This is from a
total cash prize of £25 Million Pound, shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky
winners in this category.

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer
draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies. This promotion takes place
annually.

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 £240,750.00 (Two Hundred Four Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty Pounds) would be
released to you by our payment office.

Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release
of your funds as soon as you contact them. For security reasons, you are advised to
keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your
fund 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 by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned. To file for
your claim,

Please contact our paying/claim agent:

Mr.Charles McHall
Foreign Service Manager,
Windsor Finance Limited
Tel/fax +44 704 011 9679
Email:paymentoffice@windsorfinance.org

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote;

Full names:
Telephone and fax number:
Reference/batch numbers:
In any correspondences with our designated agent.

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.
Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

Sincerely,
Mr. James Anderson
United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator.

Mr. Paul Snow
United Kingdom zonal Secretary General

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