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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: "UK NATIONAL LOTTERY RESULTS" <winning@uknationalloteryresults.com>
Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2005 03:06:18 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you the draw (#977) of the UK
NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International
program held on Wed 3rd Aug 2005.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket
number:56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew
the lucky numbers:42530333441(bonus13),
which subsequently won you the lottery in the JACKPOT
category i.e match 7 plus bonus.You have therefore
been approved to claim a total sum of £1,350,000 (one million three
hundred
and fifty thousand pounds)
in cash credited to file
KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of
£6,750,000 shared amongst the (5) lucky winners in
this category i.e Match 7 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 £6,750,000(six million seven hundred and fifty
thousand pounds sterling)
would be released to you by any of our
payment offices in Europe.
Our European 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 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.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary
agent: Mr Phillip Anderson
Email:phillip_anderson@uk2.net
Tel: +44703194470
You can go to our online result site to confirm the
value of your winnings and also get a prize
breakdown:-
www.lotto.ie
Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK
NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Paul Wilson.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program

This email may contain information which is confidential and/or
privileged. The information is intended solely for the use of the
individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended
recipient, be
aware
that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents is
prohibited.If you have received this electronic transmission in error,
please
notify the sender by telephone or return email and delete the material
from your computer.

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