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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: "Lottery Coordinator" <lotteryco-ordinator@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 16:23:29 +0000
Subject: UNITED KINGDOM LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION

WINNING NOTICE
FROM: THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
QUEEN'S LOTTERY LIMITED,UNITED KINGDOM.
DEAR WINNER,

RESULTS FOR CATEGORY A2 DRAWS


Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice, the results of the
category A2 draws of QUEEN'S LOTTERY LIMITED,UNITED KINGDOM. We are happy to
inform you that you have emerged a winner under the category A2, which is
part of our promotional draws.The draws were held prior to your
notification. Participants were selected through a computer ballot system
drawn from 4,000,000 names/email addresses of individuals and companies from
Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe,Middle East, and New
Zealand as part of our International Promotions Program.


You/Your Company, attached to ticket number 11A2/1274-77,with serial number
65-87 drew the lucky numbers 17, 25, 50, 72, 91, (53), and consequently won
in the category A2 Draws. You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out
of £2,500,000.00 (Two Million Five Hundred Great Britain Pounds) in cash,
which is the winning payout for Prime Draw winners. This is from the total
prize money of £10,000,000.00 shared among the 4 international winners in
this category.


CONGRATULATIONS!


Your funds are now deposited with LLOYDS TSB BANK PLC, LONDON, UNITED
KINGDOM under the care of LLOYDS FINANCE LTD UNITED KINGDOM, a reputable
finance firm in the United Kingdom., insured in your name. In your best
interest and also to avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we
request that you keep the entire details of your award strictly from public
notice until the process of transferring your claims has been completed, and
your funds remitted to your account.


This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or
unscrupulous acts by participants/nonparticipants of this program. We also
wish to bring to your notice our end of the year (2005) high stakes where
you stand a chance of winning up to £30 Million Great Britain Pounds, we
hope that with a part of your prize you will participate.


Please contact your claims agent immediately using the contact information
below to begin your claims process;


MR. JAMES IVAN.
FINANCIAL DIRECTOR,
LLOYDS FINANCE LTD UNITED KINGDOM.
TEL: +44 7040106295
FAX: +44 8701224168
EMAIL: lloydsfinanceuk@yahoo.co.uk


For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice.

Remember, you must contact your claims agent not later than two weeks after
the receipt of this mail. After this date,all funds will be returned as
unclaimed.


NOTE: For easy reference and identification find below your reference and
Batch numbers. Note that you are to forward this email to the LLOYDS FINANCE
LTD UNITED KINGDOM. in your first correspondence with them, strictly by
email or Fax.


REFERENCE NUMBER: QLOTTOUK/7721/47-07/02
BATCH NUMBER: 7341-UK


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


Sincerely,
Susan Anderson.
THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
QUEEN'S LOTTERY LIMITED,UNITED KINGDOM
40 GROSVENOR SQUARE
W1A 1AE LONDON
UNITED KINGDOM.

N.B.ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO
DISQUALIFICATION.PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MAIL BOX,YOU ARE TO CONTACT
YOURS CLAIMS AGENT FOR FURTHER PRIZE CLAIM PROCEDURE.

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