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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).
  
• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Richard lloyd" <richardlloyd@teamukonline.org>
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 12:48:54 +0000
Subject: YOUR EMAIL WON THE LOTTERY

The National Lottery

1a-Bexon Court Carlton,

Nottingham shire,

NG4 1SQ Essex,

United Kingdom.

Customer Service: 680 NCA 85914

Ref: 074/05/ZY369

Batch: UK/9420X2/68

Zonal Draw No: GMLA2-005

Grand Draw No: 12099

                             WINNING NOTIFICATION:

  We happily announce to you the draw of the National Lottery

International programs, held on the 11th of AUGUST 2005 in Manchester,

UK.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 5647 5600 5465 5188

with Serial number 5368/05 drew the lucky numbers: 19-6-26-17-35-47,

which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of Two Million

Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars ($2,500,000.00) in cash credited to

file ktu/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of $25,000,000,

shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category. All

participants were selected randomly from World Wide Website through

computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies.

This promotion takes place annually. 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

$2,500,000 in cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/02, would be

released to you by our payment office 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 in formation

confidential till your claim is processed and your money sent to you.

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming

and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.

Please be warned.

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

  NAME:  DR. LUCIE GILBERT

  Email: promotion.lottery@gmail.com

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your

full names, your country, your private Telephone and fax number, your

Reference/batch numbers etc in any correspondences with us or our

designated agent. Please be informed that all winning must be claimed

on or before 31st August 2005.

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.

Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

Yours Sincerely,

Richard Lloyd,

NATIONAL LOTTERY Co-ordinator.

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