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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: onlinelot_2005@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2005 19:18:35 -0800
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION


UK Online Lottery
P O Box 4279
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UKON/5464K2/71
Batch: 012/05/DR432
6th July 2005

WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you the draw (#954) of the UK ONLINE INTERNATIONAL
LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on the 2nd July 2005

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:1356683522 352 with Serial
number 3422/05 drew the lucky numbers: 4-13-20-29-32-39-43(bonus no.),which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.ematch 5 plus bonus.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £250,000(Two hundred
and fifty thousand great britain pounds) in cash credited to file
KTU/467557844/05.

This is from a total cash prize of £1,000,000,00 shared amongst the first
four (4 ) 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 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 £250,000(Two hundred and fifty thousand great britain pounds)
would be released to you by any of our affiliated securities/couriers companies.

Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release
of your funds as soon as you contact him.

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 claims agent:

Mr:Ben Stevenson

Email:stevben_2005@yahoo.co.uk
Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK ONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,

Richard K.Lloyds.
Online coordinator for UK ONLINE
INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.
Sweepstakes International Program.
onlinelot_2005@tiscali.co.uk
Open 7 days 8am-11pm.



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