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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: fred baker <mrfredbaker@postaladaja.hu>
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 17:24:04 +0200
Subject: UK LOTTERY RESULT!!!

UK NATIONAL LOTTERY OFFICE,
12,Great George Streets,
Parliament Square London,
3AX SW1P,
United Kingdom.
***********************************************
Ref. Number: 532/756/4509
Batch Number:532901527 Bc68
Ticket Number: 37522465896-6454
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RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION
National U.K Lottorey wishes to inform you the results of the E-mail address ballot lottery international program by Great Britain held on 14th June, 2005. Your email account have been picked as a winner of (£4,535,773) pounds only.
This results is now released to you on 14th July, 2005 and your email address attached in the A Category bonus ball 10, 16, 21, 24, 34, 46, and bonus ball 30 to check your results online click on this link http://www.nationallottery.co.uk/player/p/results/results.do participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
Microsoft users from company and individual email addresses users.
Be advice 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, or the release of your winning, kindinly contact your claim's agent in British Lottery Head Quarter: Mr. Fred Baker, on Email: fiducialagentuk@satellite-email.com
You are to quote your lucky number for confirmation on your winning. All winning must be claimed not later than 14th August , 2005 after this date all unclaimed funds will be retured to European Union Treasury as unclaimed. Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference number in all correspondence.
You are therefore advised to give the following informations to your claim's agent via, Email: mrbakerfred@satellite-email.com

HOTLINES: TEL:+44-703-184-2054, TEL:+44-703-184-2056

1.Full Name and Address.
2.Country.
3.Tel and Fax number.
4.Occupation.
Congratulations from the staff and thank you for being part of email account users program.
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Kimberly Berry
(Executive, Euro Lottery International)

Dr. P. Swier, Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign Operations)
Mr. Franklyn Van Der Weijden (Manager Domestic Banking Operations)
Dr. James Williams (Director International Credit Department)
Mrs. Sandra Murphy (Executive)
Mr. Michael Cole (Executive)
Mr. Stephen Boer (Chairman)

MRS KIMBERLY BERRY,
VICE PRESIDENT


Copyright © 2005 British Lottery International.

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