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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: "BRITISH LOTTERY" <british_lottery02@msn.com>
Reply-To: tracysmithfiduciaryagent3@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2005 01:10:59 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION


Customer Service
28 TANFIELD ROAD,
CROYDON.LONDON
22/07/2005
Batch: 16/611/0674
Ref: BTL/101OXI/02

WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw (#954) of the BRITISH INTERNATIONAL
LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on 22nd july 2005

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial
number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 08-12-40-23-26-33-19 (bonus no 06)
which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 5 plus
bonus.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £500,000.00
(five hundred thousand pounds sterling) in cash credited to file
KTU/9023118308/03.

This is from a total cash prize of £125,000,000,00 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 £500,000.00 (five hundred thousand pounds sterling) would be released
to you
by any of our courier department.

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

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 fiduciary agent:

MRS: Tracy Smith
Email:tracysmithfidUciaryagent2@yahoo.co.uk

Goodluck from me and members of staff of the BRITISH INTERNATIONAL
LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,

MRS CHELSEA GARRICK

Online coordinator for BRITISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.

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