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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: "NATIONAL LOTTERY" <lottery_service@luxmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: martins_baker@steam.to
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 22:18:47 -0700
Subject: You are the winner

NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMO
UK HEAD OFFICE
SUITES 23-30, LION TOWERS
CENTRAL LONDON
ENGLAND
www.lotto.ie

Ref: NAS/941OYI/04
Batch: 04/06/MA34

WINNING NOTIFICATION


We happily announce to you the draw of the National Lottery Promo International program, held on the 19th June, 2005 in Dublin Ireland. Your email address was attached to ticket number: 77770064638 with serial number: 67345/04 drew the lucky numbers 12-8-9-11-12-5, which subsequently won you the lottery in the second category.



You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 2,000,000.00 Euros (Two million, euros) in cash credited to file Pl/233376899/04.This is from a total cash prize of 60 Million Euros, shared among the first thirty (30) lucky winners in this category. In view of this, your money would be released to you by our Finance Agent in Europe.



Our European Agent (Webster Finance Agency) will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as they are contacted. All participants were selected randomly from Worldwide Website through computer ballot system Extracted from over 100,000 companies and individuals. This promotion takes place annually. For 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 by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned.



To file your claims, please contact our agent:

Agent: Webster Finance Agency UK
Name: Mr. Martins Baker Snr
Emails:

Phone: + 44 703 184 4914
Fax: + 44 207 900 3119



Remember, that the Deadline for the collection of your prize winning is fourteen (14) banking days upon receipt of this notification. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed. All correspondences to WEBSTER FINANCE AGENCY either by fax or email, should have this EMAIL sent along with it and also, your FULL ADDRESS, YOUR COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE, DIRECT PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS and your EMAIL ADDRESS to which this email is sent, should be clearly and BOLDLY WRITTEN IN YOUR RESPONSE .NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your correspondences with your agent.

Yours sincerely,



Miss Eugene C. Tam.

Public Relations Officer

National Lottery Promo



N.B:
1. All claims are nullified after 10 working days from Today.

2. Your Ref number must be in all your mails with the Claims officer.

3. Do inform the claims officer of any change of names or addresses.

4. All winners under the age of 18 are automatically disqualified


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The National lottery promo Awards is proudly Sponsored by the Microsoft Corporation, the Intel Group, Toshiba, Dell Computers, Mackintosh and a conglomeration of other
International IT companies. The National lottery internet draw is held quarterly every year and is so organized to encourage the use of the internet and computers worldwide. We are proud to say that over 200 Million Euros are won annually in more than 150 countries worldwide. We also encourage you to visit our website at www.lotto.ie and take your chance to play and become part of our daily winners. Millions are won on a daily basis on one of the world's most famous The National lottery Promo






In God We Trust

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