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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: "andrew BROWN" <andrew_watkins4@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: lottoandrew771@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 21:53:20 +0100
Subject: GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!!








GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!!
BRITISH WEB LOTTERY
IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF;
(Registration UK/984570X).


BRITISH WEB LOTTERY
P.O.Box 1010
Liverpool, L701NL,
United Kingdom.

Ref: BWLW/05867/05
Batch: 13/87/98407-9

FROM: daniel mill,

CONTROLLER






We happily announce to you the draw (#1014)
of the BRITISH WEB LOTTERY,online sweepstakes
international program held on saturday 10th
September,2005 Your e-mail address attached
to ticket number:000545 188
with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky
numbers: Bonus Ball


which subsequently won you the lottery in
in the 2nd category i.e match 5 plus bonus.You
have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
£1,850,000 {ONE MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND POUNDS}

In cash credited to file UKL/761102946/012.This is from a total cash prize
of
£28,500,000.00{Twenty Eight Million, Five Hundred Thousand Great Britain
pounds sterlings}
shared amongst the {12} 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 union associations and
corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes
place weekly.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our British
booklet representative office in London as indicated in our play
coupon. In view of this, your £1,850,000

{ONE MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND POUNDS}

would be released to you by our affiliate Forwarding service
in London.

Our 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 claims agent below.
***************************************************************
Name :Mr daniel mill

e-maillottoandrew771@yahoo.co.uk
Foreign Services Manager, Payment and Release order
Department,
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

***************************************************************



sincerely



daniel mill

CONTROLER


BRITISH WEB LOTTERY
P.O.Box 1010
Liver pool, L701NL,
United Kingdom.

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