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

Fraud email example:

From: "UK-ONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY" <info@promotionsdept.net>
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 04:15:50 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU WON

UKONLINE

UK ON-LINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY

NOTIFICATION DESK
35 CARPENDERS PARK
WATFORD, HERTFORDSHIRE
WD 195 UNITED KINGDOM.
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/688
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

22TH-06-2005

 

  UKONLINE NOTIFICATION DESK

      

 

We happily announce to you the draw (#984) of the UNITED KINGDOM  HIGHSTAKE ON-LINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on 17TH JUNE 2005.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with  Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: (03)-(11)-(17)-(19)-(20)-(41)bonus # (06).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 £500,000 (Five hundred thousand pounds sterling) in cash credited to file TU/9023118308/03.

This is from a total cash prize of £2,000,000,00 shared amongst the first four (5) 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 bimonthly.

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 £500,000 (five hundred thousand pounds sterling) would be released to you by any of our security firm.Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him/her.

 

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 security/fiduciary agent:
**************************************************************
Mr. John Grant
FOREIGN DEPARTMENT MANAGER
UNIVERSAL TRUST SECURITY AND FINANCE COMPANY UK.
Contact email: claimsagent@universaltrustuk or contact_agent@hotmail.com  *************************************************************

Goodluck from me and members of staff of the  UK-ONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY AND UNIVERSAL TRUST SECURITY AND FINANCE COMPANY UK

 

 

At your disposal, we remain.
Very Truly Yours,

Kristen Moore

Lottery Co-Ordinator.

 

 

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