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

Fraud email example:

From: "Promotion Manager" <ukinternational_lottery@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2005 14:20:55 +0000
Subject: "CONGRATULATIONS!!YOU JUST WON BIG...(Contact your claims agent)"

UKONLINE

THE NATIONAL ONLINE LOTTERY

UKINTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
Support Center
Bevan House
51 Bevan Avenue
Conwy L28 5AF
United Kingdom

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTION MANAGER
      INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
      REF NO: BTL/4910X1/04
      BATCH NO: 12/25/0304

RE: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE

UKINTERNATIONAL LOTTERY, wishes to inform you the results of the E-mail address ballot lottery international program by Great Britain held on 3rd July, 2005. Your email address was attached to ticket number 564-75600545-188, with serial number 5388/02 drew with lucky numbers 08-09-17-29-37-43,

and consequently you  Won the lottery in the (A) category.All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from Microsoft users from company and individual email addresses.

You have therefore been approved a lump sum of SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND GREAT BRITAIN POUNDS.

Be adviced to keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program,For the release of your winning,kindly contact your claims agent:

Mrs. Stephanie Butler.

Email:claims_agent@mypersonalemail.com,info_agentbutler@yahoo.co.uk.

Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the Release of your funds as soon as you contact her, and you are to quote your lucky number for confirmation on your winning in every  correspondences with claims agent.

All winning must be claimed not later than 30th July, 2005. After this date all unclaimed funds will be retured to UKINTERNATIONAL LOTTERY  Treasury as unclaimed.

 

Furthermore, should there be any Change of your address; do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations!! again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

Yours faithfully,
Dr Paul White
Zonal Co-ordinator
(Promotions Manager)

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