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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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Please note about this email:

• It is a fake lottery scam (9 typical phrases found).
  

Fraud email example:

From: "BRITISH LOTTERY" <info@british-lotterry.org>
Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2005 07:13:35 +0000
Subject: email secleted

British Lottery Headquarter Int'l.  CustomerService                                                                                      Customer Service 28 TANFIELD ROAD, CROYDON.LONDON 04/O4/2005 Batch: 16/211/0374 Ref: BTL/101OXI/02

                                         WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw (#954) of the BRITISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on Saturday 2nd April 2005

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with  Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 08-12-40-23-26-33-19 (bonus no 06 ),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 £500,000.00(five hundred thousand pounds sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.

This is from a total cash prize of £125,000,000,00 shared amongst the first four (4 ) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus bonus.

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, your £500,000.00 (five hundred thousand pounds sterling)  would be released to you by any of our courier department.

Our  agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him/her.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim 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:KATH GRAHAM
Email: kath_graham@btlonlinefudiciary.com

PHONE # + 447092862564

FAX # 44 709286256
         
Goodluck from me and members of staff of the  BRITISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,

Mrs Tracy cambell

Online coordinator for  BRITISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.
info@british-lotterry.org

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