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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 (10 typical phrases found).
  
• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "SELECTIONS ONLINE" <info2@ukonlineselectedwinners.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 22:41:29 -0500
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

 National Lottery Headquarters:
Customer Services
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL        
UNITED KINGDOM
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
29TH APRIL 2005.
                    
                                 WINNING NOTIFICATION.
 
 We happily announce to you the draw (#964) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,online sweepstakes International program held on on Saturday 19th March 2005.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 05-21-23-28-40-48(bonus no26),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 GBP£300,000 00 (Two hundred thousand pounds sterling) in cash credited to file TU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of £1,000,000 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 GBP£300,000 00 (Two hundred thousand pounds sterling) would be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.
 
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:
**************************************************************
MR DAVID HUSH
FOREIGN DEPARTMENT MANAGER
COOPERATE TRUST SECURITY AND FINANCE COMPANY UK.
Contact: david-hush@cooperation.net
*************************************************************
 
Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Richard K. Lloyd
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
Sweepstakes International Program.
Open 7 days 8am-11pm.

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