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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: "Rosemary Morgan" <uklotterygroups@msn.com>
Reply-To: kirsten_branson1@box.az
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2005 01:15:02 +0000
Subject: UNITED KINGDOM LOTTERY AWARD.

United Kingdom Lottery Group.
14 Downing Street,
London, SW1A 2AA
United Kingdom.

Ticket No: UKLG 414/485/2005.
Serial No: 581-FC7-17-AK
Lucky No: L44-N44-D12.


Dear Sir/Madam,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Winners in our United
Kingdom Lottery Group held on the 11th of Aug, 2005. Your e-mail address
attached to Ref number UKLG 414/485/2005 with Batch number 581-FC7-17-AK
drew lucky numbers L44-N44-D12 which consequently won in the 2ND category,
you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 1,500,000 Pounds
Sterling (One Million Five Hundred Thousand Pounds
Sterling).CONGRATULATIONS!

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning
information confidential until your claims have been fully processed and
your money Remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid
multiple claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
over 20,000 company and 30,000,000 individual email addresses and names from
all over the world. This promotional program takes place every five years.

This lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some
multinational companies in United Kingdom and the Multi-billionaire Roman
Abramovich the Britain's richest man as part of their social responsibility
to the citizens in the communities where they have operational base.We hope
with part of your winnings you will take part in our next year 2.5 million
Pounds Sterling United Kingdom Lottery.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiducial agent:

Executive Secretary/Payment Co-ordinator
MRS.Kirsten Branson.
United Kingdom Lottery Group.
Email: uklottery_group@unitedklgroup.com

Remember all winning must be claimed not later than one month after the date
of this notice.After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the
next stake.Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications,remember to quote your reference number, batch number and
Lucky numbers in all correspondence.

Furthermore should there be any change of address do inform our agent as
soon as possible.

Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

Note that this United Kingdom Lottery are administered by approved British
Banks and therefore subject to British Laws.On behalf of the Board kindly
accept our warmest congratulations.

Yours faithfully,

Ms.ROSEMARY MORGAN
Public Relation Officer (PRO).


NB:PLEASE ALL CORRESPONDENCE SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE EXECUTIVE
SECRETARY/PAYMENT CO-ORDINATOR: MRS.KIRSTEN BRANSON.

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