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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 (4 typical phrases found).
  
• It lists mobile phone numbers or call redirection numbers (no bank, lottery, etc would use mobile phones to take customer calls).
  
• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "British Lottery" <btlonline@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 18:47:36 +0000
Subject: YOUR PRIZE NOTIFICATION!!!

British Lottery Headquarters:

Customer Service

28 TANFIELD ROAD,

CROYDON.LONDON

Ref: BTL/491OXI/04

Batch: 12/25/0304

WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw of the British

Lottery International programs held on the 1st of

July 2005 in London. Your e-mail address attached

to ticket number: 564 75600545-188 with serial number

5388/02 drew the lucky numbers: 31-6-26-13-35-7,which

subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total

sum of US$2,500,000.00 (Two million, five hundred thousand,

United States Dollars) in cash credited to file

RPC/9080118308/04 made available from a total cash prize

of US $125 Million dollars, shared amongst the first Fifty

(50) lucky winners in this category.

All participants were selected randomly from world

wide web sites through a computer drawn system and

extracted from over 100,000 companies. This promotion

takes place annually.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls

within our booklet representative office in Europe as

indicated in our play coupon. In view of this, your

US$2,500,000.00 (Two million, five hundred

thousand, United States Dollars) would be released to

you by our affiliate bank in London as soon as you

establish contact.

  Please be warned. To file for your claim, contact our

fiduciary agent with the below details;

AGENT: Mr. Mike Warnock

   Email: lottofiduciaryagent@hotmail.com

   To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, quote your

    reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with us or

our designated agent. Congratulations once more.

Faithfully,

Michael Ronin, Mr.

Zone Co-ordinator.

Anti-fraud resources:

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