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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 mobile phone numbers or call redirection numbers (no bank, lottery, etc would use mobile phones to take customer calls).
  

Fraud email example:

From: "UK national lottery programme" <lotterywins@uk2005nationalprogramme.net>
Date: Mon, 04 Jul 2005 15:48:00 +0000
Subject: RESULT REALISED CONGRATULATIONS.

EUROPE LOTTERY

An Affiliate of Prime International

Arena Complex,Storey's Gate, London

I.P.P Award Dept

Dear Winner,

We are pleased to inform you won the International EUROPE LOTTERY were our winners were listed. You / your company, attached to ticket number

564-75600545-288, with serial number 56475600545188 drew the lucky

numbers37-13-34-85-56-42, and consequently won in category C (third category).

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of

1,600,000 euros in cash credited to file REF NO. REF: PLI/4080318306/04.

Your fund is now deposited with a bank. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim

has been processed and your money remitted to your account. This is

part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming.

To begin your claim, please contact your claims officers immediately:

EUROPE LOTTERY CLAIMS DEPARTMENT

Contact Persons:

Name: Mrsbelinda_ace and  lois _icebergg

Email: lois_icebergg@yahoo.ca

Phone : +44 703 194 3871

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated

account of your choice. Remember, you must contact your claims officer

not later than 3 weeks, after this date, all funds will be returned

as unclaimed. All correspondences to Mrs belinda_ace and Mr lois_icebergg

by email, should be clearly and boldly written in your response.

Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part

of our promotions program.

Yours Sincerely,

EUROPE LOTTERY

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