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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: "uklottery managements" <uklottery900@msn.com>
Reply-To: claims124depart@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 20:24:49 +0000
Subject: THIS EMAIL ADDRESS HAS WON THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY


UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
PROMOTIONS/ PRIZE AWARD
CLAIMS RELEASE DEPARTMENT.
Liverpool,L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
TEL :+447031845481
Fax: +448701340983
Date:16th November 2005




BONUS WINNING NOTIFICATION


We happily announce to you the draw (#1019) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
online Sweepstakes International program held on Wednesday 16 Novemberu
2005. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545188 with
Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 21-32-41-42-43-46(Bonus
no.17), which subsequently won you 2nd category in the match 5 plus
bonus category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £2,000000( Two
Million Pound Sterling Only) in cash credited to file
KTU/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of £4,002,068 shared
amongst the (2)
lucky winners in the match 6 category. 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, you have therefore been approved to claim a total sum
of £2,000000(Million pound Sterling Only). This sum will be released to
you by any of our payment offices in uk. Our European agents will
immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds
as soon as you contact them.

As part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
eradicate the unwarranted abuse of this program, you are advised to keep
your winning information confidential until your claims is processed and
your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit due to
security reasons. Please be warned.

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To file for your claims contact the Claims agent:
Mr Greig Spencer
Claims Agent
Email: claims124depart@yahoo.com
Verifications/Logistic Department.
Tel:+447031910992
Fax:+443704906942

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For further clarification/verification of your claims, Please call on
any of our official numbers as stated in notification:
e-mail.claims124depart@yahoo.com


Congratulations from me and the entire members of THE UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Sir Graham Miller
Online co-ordinator for THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program

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