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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: "UK NATIONAL LOTTERY" <onlineuklottery00@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 13:38:34 +0000
Subject: YOU HAVE WON !!!!

The National Lottery
PO Box 1010
Liverpool
L70 1NL
United Kingdom.
Ref: XYL /26510460037/05
Batch: 24/00319/IPD


WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw (# 1012) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on 16th Friday
September 2005.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:56475600545188
with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 14-26-34-35-36-45, which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category i.e match 6. You have
therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £2,039,506(Great Pounds
Sterlings) in cash credited to file XYL /26510460037/05 .

This is from a total cash prize of £6,118,518Great Pounds Sterlings.) shared
amongst the (3) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 6. 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,associatons 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 £2,039,506 (Great
Pounds Sterlings) 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.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.

Please be warned.To file for your claim, please contact our fudiciary agent:
Agent: Mr. Bright Alexander
Email:brightalex1@yahoo.com

SIR GEORGE HARRIS
Online Co-ordinator for U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY Sweepstakes International
Program

Anti-fraud resources:

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