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

Fraud email example:

From: "National Lottery" <uknotification_desk@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 15:04:02 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION:draw (#986)

UKONLINE

The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
16th September 2005.

                                    WINNING NOTIFICATION:draw (#986)

We happily announce to you the draw (#986) of the UKNATIONAL LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on Friday 16th September 2005.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:1-4-8-26-28-36(bonus no.), which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2ndcategory i.ematch 5 plus bonus.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £250,000 (Two hundred and fifity thousand pounds sterling ) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.

This is from a total cash prize of £1,000,000 shared amongst the first four (4) 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 are listed 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 £250,000 (Two hundred and
fifity thousand pounds sterling ) would be released to you by any of our
payment offices in Europe.

Our European agent will immediately commence theprocess to
facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning
information confidential till your claim 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.Thomas Bradley
Email: claimsagent_bradleythomas@yahoo.co.uk
Tel:+447031941114

Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,

Richard K. Lloyd
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
Sweepstakes International Program.
Open 7 days 8am-11pm

 

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