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

Fraud email example:

From: "uklotto co-ordinator" <uklotto_co_ordinator04@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: uklotto_co_ordinator@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 01:01:44 +0000
Subject: Please reply to confirm(claim your winning)

 

Customer Service
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

We happily announce to you the draw of the UK-LOTTO Sweepstake
Lottery International programs held on Saturday 5 November 2005 in LEEDS UNITED-KINGDOM.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 12-13-21-26-32-39-17, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.

 

You hav! e therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$854,000.00 (Eight hundred and fifty four Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to file ktu/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of US $8,540,000 million dollars, shared amongest 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$854,000.00 (Eight hundred and
fifty four Thousand United StatesDollars) 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 her.

 

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 claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.

 

Please be warned. To file for your claim,  please contact our fiduciary agent:

MRS SUSAN ELLIOT.
uklotto_co_ordinator@yahoo.com

 

You can go to our online result site to confirm the value of your winnings and also get a prize breakdown:http://lottery.co.uk/res/

Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/b! atch 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,

MR Greg lanes

UK-LOTTO Co-ordinator

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