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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: "Peter Keller" <sirpeterkeller_ukonlinedraws@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 04 Jul 2005 13:59:01 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION!!

The National Lottery
P.O. Box 1010
Liverpool
L70 1NL
United Kingdom.
Ref: LSUK/2031/8161/05
Batch: R3/A312-59

ANNOUNCEMENT:

We happily announce to you the draw (#993) of the UK NATIONAL ONLINE RAFFLE
DRAW held on Wednesday 29th June 2005.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial
number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 07,12,23,26,29,44,31 which
subsequently won you one of the two Rollover prizes. You have therefore been
approved to claim a total sum of £1,183,917 (One Million, One Hundred and
Eighty Three Thousand Nine Hundred and Seventeen 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 £1,183,917 would be released to you by any of our payment
offices in Europe.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
Mr. John Rickell
Email: j_rickell17th@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +44-704-011-0297
Fax: +44-871-243-1917,+44-871-243-1918
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. Mobile/Cell Phone Number:
11. Fax Number:
12. Email Address:
13. Draw Number above: 993

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 claiming your winnings.

For precautionary measures, 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 Policy
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 ONLINE RAFFLE
DRAWS.

Yours faithfully,

Sir.Peter Keller.
Online Co-ordinator for U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY Sweepstakes International
Program.

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