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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: "woolley andrew" <uknationals2005@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: woolleyar1@rediffmail.com
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 16:49:03 +0000
Subject: Customer Service Dept

National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw (#942) of the
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes
International program held on 18th of November,
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:4-6-9-12-15-40 (bonus
no.25), 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 £3,987,470 (Three million nine
hundred and eighty seven thousand,four hundred
and seventy pounds sterling) in cash credited to file
KTU/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize
of £15,949,880 shared amongst the(4)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
£3,987,470 (Three million nine hundred and eighty seven
thousand,four hundred and seventy 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 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:
Andrew Woolley (Dr)

Official Email:woolleyar1@excite.com

Endeavour to email hem your full names,winning numbers,
email address,telephone and fax numbers immediately.
You can go to our online result site to confirm the value of your
winnings and also get a prize breakdown:-
Congratulations from me and members of staff of THE
NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,

Rose Wood (Mrs)
Online coordinator for THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.

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