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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: "melissa pointer" <meli_pointer@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2005 17:31:32 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw (#1012) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
online Sweepstakes International program held on wed 07 SEP, 2005. Your
e-mail address attached to ticket number:56475600545 188 with Serial number
5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:15-22-24-41-45-47(bonus ball.27), 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 £55,504(fifty
five thousand five hundred and four pounds sterling) in cash credited to
file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of £1,609,616,shared
amongst the (29) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5 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 arelisted 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 £55,504(fifty five
thousand five hundred and four pounds sterling) 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.or security reasons,
you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your
claims 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: Mr Green Derek
E-MAIL: info_lotto23@sify.com

Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK.

Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Melissa Pointer.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program

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