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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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Please note about this email:

• It is a fake lottery scam (8 typical phrases found).
  

Fraud email example:

From: "UkLottery Coordinator" <uklotteryannoucer@uk-winnings-notification.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 02:15:09 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS (YOU HAVE WON!!!)

CONGRATULATIONS (YOU HAVE WON!!!)

The Marina Offices,
St Peters Yacht Basin,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE6 1HX
England
(Customer Services)

Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw (#974) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
online Sweepstakes International
program held on Saturday 18th of June, 2005. It is yet to be unclaimed
 and you are getting the final  NOTIFICATION as regards this.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial
number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 3, 18, 25, 29, 31, 43(bonus ball 23),
 which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e. match 6 plus bonus.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £684,008
(Six hundred and Eighty-four thousand and eight pounds sterling) in
cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.
This is from a total cash prize shared amongst the (7) lucky winners
in this category i.e. Match 6 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 £684,008 (Six hundred and Eighty-four thousand and eight pounds sterling) will 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 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:
Name: Texman Robinson
Official Email: agent_texman@agent_texman@uk-winnings-notification.com Endeavour to email him your full names, winning numbers, email address,
telephone and fax numbers immediately.

You can go to our online result site to confirm the value of your
winnings and also get a prize breakdown:-
http://www.ukwins.co.uk/

Congratulations from me and members of staff of THE NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,
Darryn Clarke (Mrs.)
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.

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