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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: "cole ken" <uklottery@onlinewinningnotification.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 14:48:40 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATION.... WINNING NOTIFICATION

The National Lottery.
PO 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 (#974) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
online Sweepstakes International Program held on saturday 25th june
2005.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545188 with
Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 03,18,25,29,31,43 which
subsequently won you the Jackpot prize. You have therefore been approved to
claim a total sum of £684,008.00(Six hundred and eighty four and eight
British Pounds) 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 £684,008.00 would be released to you by any of
our payment offices in Europe.To file for your claim, please contact our
fiduciary agent:Mr.marcos ken
Email:smith_ken@hotmail.com
Fax: +44-8701351471

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.Draw Number above:

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.

You can go to our online result site to confirm the value of your
winnings and also get a prize breakdown:-

www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/results.do

Good luck from me and members of staff of the U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,

uklottery
Online Co-ordinator for U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY Sweepstakes International
Program.

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