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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: "DAISY GARRY" <ukwinningclaims@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 07:04:28 -0500
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

UK-LOTTO Sweepstake Lottery
2-7 WALTER CARINGTON DRIVE D.W,2,
LONDON, ENGLAND,
UNITED KINGDOM.
W6T 1E2.

Ref: UK/9420X2/69 Batch: 074/05/ZY3670

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw of the UK-LOTTO Sweepstake Lottery
International programs held on the 30th August ,2005 in LONDON,UNITED
KINGDOM Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 579 75600565 188 with
Serial number 5368/002 drew the lucky numbers:18-6-26-19-37-9, which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$2,500,000.00
(Two million,Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited
to file ktu/9023118308/06.This is from a total cash prize of US $ 25 Million
dollars, shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category.

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through
computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies. This
promotion takes place annually. 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 US$2,500,000.00 (Two
million,Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) would be released to
you by our payment office 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 by some unscrupulous elements. Please be
warned. To file for your claim, please contact our Fiduciary Agent:
WILLARDA JOHNSON
EMAIL: worldsweepstakes2005@myway.com
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your
reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our designated
agent. Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this
program. Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
Sincerely,
DAISY GARRY
UK-LOTTO Co-ordinator




http://www.bigbooster.com/other/extractor.html

daisygarry@ukwinningclaims.net



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