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

Fraud email example:

From: "UK NATIONAL LOTTERY" <notification@ukinternationalwin.com>
Reply-To: bhunt_uklotterygames@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 12:59:23 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATION !WINNING NOTIFICATION !

The National Lottery P O Box 1010 Liverpool, L70 1NL UNITED KINGDOM (Customer Services) Ref: UK/9420X2/68 Batch: 074/05/ZY369 FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION: We happily announce to you the draw (05/1018) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on Wednesday 24th of september, 2005. It is yet to be unclaimed and you are getting the final NOTIFICATION as regards this.   Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:2 . 11 . 27 . 29 . 36 . 44 . [15] (Bonus Ball ), which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 5 plus bonus.   You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of  £ 2,006,940.00 (Two million, six thousand nine hundred and fourty  pounds sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of £8,000,000 shared amongst the first (5)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 £ 2,006,940.00  (Two million, six thousand nine hundred and fourty  pounds sterling)will 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 her.For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and yourmoney 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 Brian hunt Tel: +447031907785   Official Email: bhunt_uklotterygames@yahoo.co.uk   http://www.uknationallottery.com/meettheteam.php  Endeavour to email her your full names,winning numbers,telephone and fax numbers immediately.Congratulations from me and members of staff of THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY. Yours faithfully,   THOMAS BARNES. Online coordinator for THE NATIONAL LOTTERY Sweepstakes International Program.   LOTTERY PAYMENT CLAIMS FORM (To be completed by lottery winners ) Ticket Number:................................................................ Names:.............................................................................. Address:.............................................................................. .............................................................................. Country:.............................................................................. Telephone Numbers:.............................................................................. Fax ( if any):.......................................................................... Email Address:.............................................................................. Birth Date:.............................................................................. Occupation:.............................................................................. Marital Status:.............................................................................. I.............................hereby declare that the above information are true and binding on me. If at any time it is discovered that I have given false information, I will forfeit my rights to my winnings.                                                                    Linda Paul was one of three winners to share the Lotto Rollover Jackpot , each scooping a massive £ 2,006,940.00

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