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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 lists mobile phone numbers or call redirection numbers (no bank, lottery, etc would use mobile phones to take customer calls).
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Alexander Freeman" <premierlottery01@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: premierlottery01@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 13:19:16 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

MEMO FROM: THE PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
PREMIER LOTTERY

CongratulationsCategory A prize winner! You have been
selected as one of two winnersof the PREMIER LOTTERY,
computer ballot draws and thus will be a
privileged recipient of the grand draw prize of £
6,500,000 (Sixmillion five hundred thousand Great
Britain Pounds only). Winning FileReference number
for your prize is PLUK/2030/0181/08; ticketnumber
101-OIO-77/A.

We in the PREMIER LOTTERY,is by thisprogram,
launching our model computer balloting lotterydraws,
developed and designed to satisfy the cravings of the
evergrowing number of participants in our various
lottery programs. withfunds accrued exclusively from
previous draws, payouts to all Winnersare guaranteed
and will be transferred in record time.

After randomlyselecting 15,000 participants from an
initial database of 300,000emails and zoning all
participants by their respective continentsfrom
across the globe, we produced an extensive list from
which youhave emerged as one of the winners of the
Grand Draw prize.

To ensurea smooth collection of your winnings, the
transfer of your prize is tobeen handled by your Claims
Director. You are to contact our agent byemail and/or
fax within a week of receiving this notice. Please
findfull contact details below:

MR. Felix Calton
FINANCIAL DIRECTOR
LINKTRUST FINANCE LTD
EMAIL:claimsagent@paymentzone.net           
TEL: +44 703 184 5857
TEL: +44 703 193 1612
Also find all other relevant winninglottery
information below:
Draw Serial No: 55/849177
Batch No:01-A223
Zonal Draw No: A1-101
Grand Draw No: 56748
You are seriouslyadvised to keep all winning lottery
information and numbers from thepublic in line with
our company security protocol to avoid doubleclaiming
and unwarranted abuse of this program byunscrupulous
individuals.

Please direct all further correspondencesand queries
to your respective category Prize Transferhandlers.
Congratulations once again from the PREMIERLOTTERY
Family.

Sincerely,
Alexander Freeman
THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
PREMIERLOTTERY,
12 BRIDGE STREET,
STAINES MIDDLESEX TW18 4TP UK
UNITEDKINGDOM
TEL/FAX: 44 70928998613

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