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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: lott1@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2005 18:46:06 +0100
Subject: YOU ARE SUCCESSFUL

The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref:UK/9420X2/68
Batch:074/05/ZY369
Date:01/08/2005



WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw (G966) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
Sweepstakes International program held 29th July 2005. Your e-mail address
attached to ticket number:56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew
the lucky numbers: 05 21 23 28 40 48 26 Bonus Ball 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 £250,000 (Two hundred and
fifty thousand pounds
sterlings)in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03. This is from a total
cash prize of £1,000,000 shared amongst the first four(5)lucky winners in
this category i.e Match 5 plus bonus. All participants for the online
version were selected randomly from WorldWide 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 viewof
this, your £250,000 (Two hundred and fifty thousand pounds sterlings)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 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 claims agent:

Mr.Alex Edmond
Email:uk_lottery_nationwid@yahoo.co.uk
With your Reference,Batch and Draw Numbers.
Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK
NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Sollar Richard
coordinator,UK LOTTERY NATIONAL WIDE,
Sweepstakes International Program.








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