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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: "London Lottery" <lotteryfiduciaryagent@msn.com>
Reply-To: claimsprocessingclark@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 13:42:19 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

The National Lottery
PO Box 1010
Liverpool
L70 1NL
United Kingdom.
Ref: LSUK/4065/9321/05
Batch: W4/B501-59
WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw (#969) held on wednesday, 6th April
2005.Your e-mail address attached to ticketnumber: 109577600545 188 with
Serial number 3325/02 drew the lucky numbers: 22,26,36,43,45,49,06 which
subsequently won you the match five plus bonus. You have therefore been
approved to claim a total sum of £177,573 (One Hundred and Seventy-seven
Thousand Five Hundred and Seventy Three Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to
file KTU/31276508175/03.

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from the
World Wide Web through a 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 £177,573 would be released to you by any of our
payment offices in Europe.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:

Mr. David West

Email: claimsprocessingclark@yahoo.co.uk
Provide him with the information below:
1.Name:
2.Address:
3.Marital Status:
4.Occupation:
5.Age:
6.Sex:
7.Nationality:
8.Country Of Residence:
9.Telephone Number:
10.Fax Number:
11.Draw Number above:

That way your Winnings Certificate and all other relevant
documents/paperwork can be prepared for you.

You would be required to show an instrument of identification when cashing
your cheque i.e. Drivers license or International passport. For security
reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till
your claims 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.

Good luck from me and members of staff of the U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,

Sir Bradford Jones.
Online Co-ordinator for U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY Sweepstakes International
Program.

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