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

Fraud email example:

From: "UK LOTTERY" <uklotterypromo2005drawresult@msn.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2005 04:54:02 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATION!!1(winning notification)

 

 

 

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
P O Box 1010 Liverpool, L70
1NL UNITED KINGDOM      
(Customer's Service Center)
Ref Number: UK/9420x2/68
Batch Number: 074/05/zy369
                                  

                                       WINNING  NOTIFICATION!!!

 

We happily announce to you  the draw (#1034) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program  held  on the 19th november 2005   in ENGLAND AND WALES . Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 5224652456UT with serial number 0098/UK0204, batch number 074/05/zy369,lottery ref number UK/9420x2/68  drew lucky numbers 04-09-10-19-24-37(bonus no 28)

        

                                                       Bonus Ball

 

 Which subsequently won you the lottery in the email online category.

 You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1,987,470(One  Million  Nine Hundred and Eighty Seven Thousand Four Hundred and Seventy Pound  Sterlings) in cash credited to file KLTT/KTU/2004ETN.

 

This is from a total cash prize of  £15,950,703 GBP ( Great British Pound Sterlings)

 shared amongst all the lucky winners in  the different categories.     

  CONGRATULATIONS!!!

 

Be informed that all participants for the online version were selected randomly from world wide web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000unions,associations,and corporate bodies that are listed online.

 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 £1,987,470 (One Million  Nine Hundred and Eighty Seven Thousand Four Hundred and Seventy Pound Sterlings)will be released to you by our contracted finance house in europe.

Our UK agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you. 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:

 

Mr GARY MEGSON                                                        

 

EMAIL: uknationallottoclaimsdepartment@yahoo.co.uk

 

 With your claims verification form/information below:

 

VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM

1.FULL NAMES:__________________________________

2.ADDRESS:_____________________________________________

____________________________________________

3.SEX:_______________

4.AGE:________

5.MARITAL STATUS:___________________

6.OCCUPATION:________________________

7.NATIONALITY:_____________________________

8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________

9.TICKET NUMBER:___________________

10.SERIAL NUMBER:__________________

11:WINNING NUMBER____________________________

12:BATCH NUMBER____________________________

13:REFERENCE NUMBER____________________________

14.AMOUNT WON:___________________________________

___________________________________________

15:CITY__________________________________

16:ZIP CODE________________________________

17. STATE:__________________________________

18. COUNTRY________________________________

19:LOTTERY DATE________________________________

Remember, you must contact your claims agent within one week of receipt of this notice and all winning in this email online category must be claimed not later than 19th december 2005 .

Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.

 Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign Operations), Mr. Franklyn Vander  weden (Manager Domestic Banking Operations), Dr. James Williams (Director International Credit Department), Mrs. Sandra Murphy (Executive), Mr. Michael Cole (Executive)Mrs Susan Coker(Executive),Mr Williams Bore(Chief Executive) Mr. Stephen Boer (Chairman).

 

Sincerely,
Mr Peter Wales
Online coordinator for THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.

 

CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE:This email message,including any attachments,is intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s)and may contain information that is previleged,confidential and prohibited from unauthorized disclosure under applicable law.If you are not the intended recipient of this message,any dissemination,distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited.

 

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