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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: lotnawide@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 21:35:17 +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,online 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,
Brian Hunt
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
Sweepstakes International Program.
Open 7 days 8am-8pm







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