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

Fraud email example:

From: "Microsoft Email user" <onlinecordinatior@unitedkingdompromo.org>
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 11:01:01 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!REF.NO:UK/9420X2/68.

UK WEB PROMO LOTTERY,
COVENTRY,UNITEDKINGDOM.
REF.NO:UK/9420X2/68.
BATCH.NO.UK/05AUG/72
CATEGORY:3RD
LUCKYNO:43-11-44-37-10-48
AMOUNT WON: £2,000,000.00 British Pounds Sterling.

ATTENTION: DEAR WINNER,
 
AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE.

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement of winners of the UK WEB PROMO

LOTTERY,UNITED KINGDOM.(sweepstakelottery/awardpromotion)Your email address,is

attached to ticket number 023-0148-790-459,with serial number 5073-11 drew the lucky numbers

43-11-44-37-10-48,and consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of £2,000,000.00 British Pounds Sterling

in cash credited to file REF NO.UK/9420X2/68.
This is from total prize money of  £40,000,000.00 British Pounds Sterling shared among the twenty

international winners in thiscategory. All participants were selected through a computer ballot

system drawn from a collation of frequent internet users from all overthe world from Australia,

New Zealand,America,Europe, North America,Africa and Asia as part of International Promotions

Program.
CONGRATULATIONS.
Your fund is now deposited with a Securitycompany.Due to the mix up of some numbers and

names,we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been

processed and your money remitted to you.This is part of our security protocol to avoid double

claiming or unscrupulous acts by participantsof this program.
To begin your claim,  Contact your claim agent;

DR.HANS BAKER,
dr_hanbakez@yahoo.com
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER / CLAIMOFFICER,
UK WEB PROMO LOTTO HEADQUARTERS
COVENTRY, UNITED KINGDOM,

You are expected to process your claim, but because of distance, we can you in the processing of

your claim to reduce the burden that you may encounter during this process, it is optional in the

constitution of our company,we are not allowed to deduct or remove any amount ofmoney from the

prizes won by our clients either for charges,taxes/other expenses which are needed for the

processing and transfer of our clients funds.This is because of the hard-cover Insurance policy that

came with it and also for the safety of our client's funds.
NOTE:That claiming of your funds must be completed before deadline(30th September 2005) ,

further delay might attract additional expenses in the processing of your claims. Furthermore In

order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quotey our reference and

batch numbers in every one of your correspondenceswith your agent.
Finally, Original copy of your prize winning certificate will be sent to you after claim

declaration.Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions

program.

Please do provide the following information's (claim Verification form)fill and submit back via 

EMAIL to ( dr_hanbakez@yahoo.com  )   to your claim agent   ,

1,YOUR FULL NAME:.............
2,YOUR SEX:..................
3,YOUR ADDRESS:.................
4,.YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER:.........
5,.YOUR FAX NUMBER:...............
6,.YOUR OCCUPATION:...............
7,.YOUR COMPANY'S NAME:...........
8,YOUR AGE:.......................
9,.YOUR REF:..........
10,COUNTRY........................
11,E-MAIL.........................
INDICATE PREFERRED MODE OF PRIZE COLLECTION:
(A)ON-LINE WIRE TRANSFER to your designated BankAccount.
(B)BANK DRAFT.ACCOUNT COORDINATES IF BY ON-LINE WIRE TRANSFER.

     Congratulations from the staff and thank you for being part of email account users program.      

                             

                                        Yours Sincerely,
                                    Mrs. Kimberly Berry
                     (Executive, Euro Lottery International) Dr. P. Swier.
 
                   Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign Operations)
           Mr. Franklyn Van Der Weijden (Manager Domestic Banking Operations)
               Dr. James Williams (Director International Credit Department)
                        Mrs. Sandra Murphy (Executive)
                        Mr. Michael Cole (Executive)
                        Mr. Stephen Boer (Chairman)

                                  MRS. KIMBERLY BERRY,
                                      VICE PRESIDENT

 

                      Copyright© 2005 British Lottery International.

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