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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 (9 typical phrases found).
  
• It lists mobile phone numbers or call redirection numbers (no bank, lottery, etc would use mobile phones to take customer calls).
  

Fraud email example:

From: "UK INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY" <onlinewinnings47@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 01:48:33 -0900
Subject: UK BONUS WINNING NOTIFICATION(CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT)

The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)

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

BONUS WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw (#990) of the UK NATIONAL 18th of June, 2005.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:04-07-26-41-42-49(bonus no.37),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 £714,285 (Seven Hundred And Fourteen Thousand,Two Hundred And Eight Five Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.

This is from a total cash prize of £5millions shared amongst the ( 7) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus bonus.Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn randomly from a pool of over 100,000 names of e-mail addresses drawn from Europe, America,
Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Middle-East, parts of Africa, and North & South America as part of our international promotions programme conducted annually to encourage prospective overseas entries.

We hope with part of your prize awards, you will take part in our
subsequent lottery jackpots.
In view of this, your £714,285 (Seven Hundred And Fourteen Thousand,Two Hundred And Eight Five Pounds Sterling) in cash credited 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 him.

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 measures to avoid double claiming and unwarranted
abuse of this program.Please be warned!!!

Please be advised. To file for your claim, please contact any of our fiduciary agents:
Mr Alice Woods:
Email: redeem_prize@uk2.net
Alternative Email: claim_agent44@yahoo.it
Tel: +44 703 194 0825

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

Yours faithfully,

Tom Stuart (Sir)

Online coordinator for THE NATIONAL LOTTERY

Sweepstakes Bonus International Program.


PLEASE BEWARE OF FAKE ONLINE LOTTERIES!!!


DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MAIL!!! CONTACT OUR FIDUCIARY AGENT TO FILE  YOUR CLAIM

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