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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: "uklotterywinners@eresmas.com" <uklotterywinners@eresmas.com>
Reply-To: uklotteryfudiciary@mymail.ph.inter.net
Date: 14 Apr 2005 07:30:02 -0000
Subject: UK National Lottery

Uk National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
UK Lottery International
An Affiliate of Prime International
Arena Complex,Storey's Gate, London
I.P.P Award Dept
Phone : +44 703 194 2621


WINNING NOTIFICATION:


Dear Winner

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today,
of winners of the International UK Lottery were our
winners were listed. You / your company, attached to ticket number 564-75600545-288, with serial number 56475600545188 drew the lucky numbers37-13-34-85-56-42, and consequently won in category C (third category).

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
US$2,500,000.00 in cash credited to file REF NO. REF:
PLI/4080318306/04. This is from total prize money of US$15,000,000.00 shared among the six(6) international winners in the category B. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 30,000 names from Australia, New Zealand, America, Asia, Europe,USA and
North America as part our International Promotions program, which is conducted annually.

CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with a Finance and Security House and insured in your name. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim
has been processed and your money remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming. We hope with a part of you prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes
US$1.3 billion International lotto.

To begin your claim, please contact your claims officer immediately:

UK Lottery claims department.

Contact Person:

Mrs Mary Adams,

Email: (1) uklotteryfudiciary@mymail.ph.inter.net

Mr BLACK RAY

Email: (1) fudiciaryagent1@mymail.ph.inter.net

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice. Remember, you must contact your claims officer not later than 1 (one) month after this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed. All correspondences to Mrs. Mary Adams or Mr Black Ray, by email, should have this email sent along with it and also, your email address to which this email is sent, should be clearly and boldly written in your response.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference number in every one of your correspondences with your officer. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your claims officer as soon as possible.

Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.

Yours Sincerely,
The Director Promotions
UK Lottery International





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