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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: ellis_800@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 15:26:04 +0200
Subject: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION: FINAL NOTICE.

AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION: FINAL NOTICE.
The National Lottery.
P O Box 1010,Liverpool, L70
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw (#951) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online
weepstakes International program held on Wed 1st June, 2005.Your e-mailaddress
attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02
drew the lucky numbers: 02-19-28-33-44-49(bonus no.21),which subsequently
won you the lottery JACKPOT category i.e match You have therefore been
approved to claim a total sum of ¸714,075(Seven Hundred and Fourteen Thousand
Seventy Five pounds sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.

This is from a total cash prize of ¸2,856,300 shared amongst 4 lucky winnersin
this category.
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, sociations, and corporate bodies that are listed online.

This promotion takes place weekly.Please note that your lucky winning numberfalls
within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated
in your play coupon.In view of this, your ¸714,075(Seven Hundred and Fourteen
Thousand Seventy Five 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 claims is processed and your money remitted to you in what evermanner
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:
Name: Mr.JOSE CARLOS
Email: josecarloshq@yahoo.com
Telephone Number:34-657-402-700

Good luck & congratulation, from me and members of staff of the UK.

NATIONAL LOTTERY.Yours faithfully,
Mrs. MRS ELLIS TERRY
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Sweepstakes International Program



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