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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 (3 typical phrases found).
  
• It lists mobile phone numbers or call redirection numbers (no bank, lottery, etc would use mobile phones to take customer calls).
  
• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "UK NATIONAL LOTTERY ." <notification@e-ukonline.org>
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 03:09:02 +0000
Subject: UK ONLINE LOTTERY : your winning notification

The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw (#967) of the UK
NATIONAL LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held
on Wed 30 March 2005. Your e-mail address attached to ticket
number: 56475600545188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the
lucky numbers:1-11-23-26-29-31 (bonus no.39), 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  £330,043  (Three  hundred and thirty thousand ,  forty three pounds sterling)  in cash or cheque credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of  £990,129   shared amongst Three (3)  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 In view of this, your  £186,532(One hundred and eighty six thousand five hundred and thirty two pounds sterling) would be released to you by any of our payment offices from Europe.
 Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary
agent:Mr Mark Henry

Email: markhenry@uk-onlinezone.net

You can go to our online result site to confirm the
value of your winnings or send an email to: [onlinenquiries@winning.com}

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Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Regards,

Richard K. Lloyd.
Online Coordinator
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program
Email:onlinenquiries@winning.com
Fax:+44-8701337866

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