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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: "schilling miller" <winnerinformation@maximumtrustfundsworld.net>
Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 18:20:28 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION:

THE NATIONA LOTTERY,UK.
INFORMATION AND DISPATCH DEPARTMENT.
Yacht Basin,Newcastle upon
Tyne, NE6 1HX
England.
Tel:+44-(0)191-2658808
Fax:+44-(0)870-1351624
Serial No:5368/02
Your Batch No:074/05/ZY369
Your Ref No:UK/9420X2/68
Ticket No:0098/UK0204
File No:KTU/9023118308/03
Lucky No:17-25-30-32-36-37 (bonus 06)
Website:(www.national-lottery.co.uk <http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/>)


We happily announce to you the draw of the NATIONAL LOTTERY UK, online
promotional Sweepstakes programme held on SATURDAY 10TH OF
May,2005. Your e-mail address attached to Ref No:UK/9420X2/68,
Batch No:074/05/ZY369 and Tiket number 0098/UK0204 drew the lucky
numbers:17-25-30-32-36-37 (bonus 06),which subsequently won you the
lottery in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved to claim
atotal sum of £1,158,354 (One million one hundred and fifty eight
thousand three hundred and fifty four great Britain pounds)in cash
credited to File No:KTU/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of
£5,337,030 (fivemillion three hundred and thirty seven thousand and 30
(Great Britain pounds) shared amongst the eighteen (18) lucky winners in
this category. All participants for the promotional online version were
selected
randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and
extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and co-orporate
bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place weekly.
Please note that your luckywinning number falls within our European
booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your award
coupon. In view of this, your £1,158,354 (One million one hundred and
fifty eight thousand three hundred and fifty four great Britain pounds)
is now deposited with MAXIMUM SECURITY TRUST & FINANCE INT insured in
your name and would be released to you by any of our payment offices in
Europe 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 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 and
begin theprocessing of your winning,please contact our fiduciary agent,

Mr davis sain on(james_sammy@excite.com)later than
10TH may, 2005.

Sincerely,
Alan Wilson,
LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
NATIONAL LOTTERY UK.
N:B:Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will
result to disqualification. Please do not reply to this mail. Contact
your claims agent.(TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY).

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