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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 UNTED KINGDOM" <endofyearukpromortionlottery@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: osaclaimsagentuk@uk2.net
Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2005 17:44:59 +0000
Subject: You Have Just Won A End Of Year Free Lottery

Daily Draw :02,04,09,12,19,21,24
Further results 2/11/2005
UK National Lottery,
2 Lansdowne Row,
Berkeley Square,
London, W1J 6HL,
United Kingdom.

http://www.national-lottery.com/results.asp



Ref : UK/776090X2/23
Batch: 013/05/8394369


WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the Draw (#942) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
online UK National Lottery program held on 2nd November 2005.
Your e-mail address attached to Ticket Number: 8603775966738 with Serial
number 5368/02 drew the Winning Numbers:02,04,09,12,19,21,24 (bonus no.17),
which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 3 plus
bonus.

You have therefore been approved to claim total sum of $1,628,360.00 (One
Million Six Hundred And Twenty Eight Thousand Thrss Hundred And Sixty
Million Unites State Dollars) in cash credited to file.This is from a total
cash prize of $20,350,000.00,shared amongst the Winners with different
amount won in this category i.e Match 3 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.

your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet repre!
sentative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In
view of this, your $1,628,360.00 (One Million Six Hundred And Twenty Eight
Thousand Thrss Hundred And Sixty Million Unites State Dollars) 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 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 Fiduciary Agent for VALIDATION.


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Barrister David Green
Foreign Services Manager, Payment and Release order
Department,OSA CLAIMS PROCESSING LOTTERY AGENT.
TRANS-ATLANTIC S.A LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
Tel Phone:+447031949266
E-mail :osaclaimsagentuk@uk2.net
********************************************************************

Endeavour to email/fax him your full names,winning numbers,email
address,telephone and fax numbers immediately.


Congratulations from me and members of staff of THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.


Yours faithfully,
Rose Wood (Mrs)
Online Coordinator for THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
www.national-lottery.com

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