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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: "Shirley White" <info_lottery@londonnation.net>
Reply-To: winnersagent@uku.co.uk
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 00:31:08 +0000
Subject: Congratulations!

British Lottery Headquarters:
Customer Service
28 TANFIELD ROAD,
CROYDON.LONDON


Dear Beneficiary,

Ref: BTL/491OXI/04
Batch: 12/25/0304

We happily announce to you the draw of the British Lottery
International programs held on the 10th of August 2005 in London.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 564 75600545-188 with serial
number 5388/02 drew the lucky numbers: 31-6-26-13-35-7,which subsequently
won you the lottery in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved to
claim a total sum of GBP &#8356;500,000.00 (Five hundred thousand, Great
Britain Pounds)
in cash credited to file RPC/9080118308/04 made available from a total
cash prize of &#8356;500,000.00 thousand Pounds, shared amongst the first
Fifty
(10)lucky winners in this category.

This years Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for British
Lottery,The estimated &#8356;500,000.00 Thousand jackpot would be the
sixth-biggest in U.K.history. The biggest was the &#8356;750 Thousand
jackpot that went to two
winners in May 2000 draw of The Big Game, Mega Thousand's predecessor.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our booklet
representative office in Europe as indicated in our play coupon. In
view of this, your GBP &#8356;500,000.00 (Five hundred thousand, Great
Britain
Pounds) would be released to you by our affiliate bank in London.
Our agent will immediately commence the facilitation of release of
funds to you as soon as you establish contact.

All participants were selected randomly from world wide web sites
through a computer drawn system and extracted from over 100,000 companies.
This promotion takes place annually.

This is part of precautionary measures 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 with
the below details for processing of your claims.

CLAIM AGENTS:
Mr.Paul Green
Chief financial Director
TEL :+ 44-704-010-1591
FAX :+ 44-871-239-7991
Email: winnersagent@uku.co.uk


To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your
reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our designated
agent.Congratulations once more from all members and staff of this program.

Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
Sincerely,

Ms Shirley White.
Zonal Coordinator
Tel: + 44-703-194-5683.
Call Your Claim agent immediately.

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