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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: "Richard Lloyd" <rich_lloyd2005@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 23:54:24 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION-U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY

The National Lottery
P.O. Box 1010
Liverpool
L70 1NL
United Kingdom.
Ref: LSUK/2031/8161/04
Batch: R3/A312-59
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw (#454) of the
THUNDERBALL WINNING under the UK
NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International
Program held on Saturday 18 June 2005.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:
56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the
lucky numbers: 04,05,18,24,30,12 which subsequently
won you the Jackpot prizes. You have therefore been approved to
claim
a total sum of £250,000.00 (Two hundred and fifty
thousand, Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to
file KTU/9023118308/03.
All participants for the online version were selected
randomly from the World Wide Web through a 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 £250,000.00 would be released to you by
any of our payment offices in Europe.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary
agent:
Mr. Thomas Cook
Email: tmcook2005@yahoo.com
Fax: +44-871-239-0419
Provide him with the information below:
1.Name:
2.Address:
3.Marital Status:
4.Occupation:
5.Age:
6.Sex:
7.Nationality:
8.Country Of Residence:
9.Telephone Number:
10.Fax Number:
11.Email Address:
12.Draw Number above:454
That way your Winnings Certificate and all other
relevant documents/paperwork can be prepared for you.
You would be required to show an instrument of
identification when cashing your cheque i.e. Drivers
license or International passport.
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.
Good luck from me and members of staff of the U.K
NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,
Sir Richard Lloyd.
Online Co-ordinator for U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program

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