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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: "NATIONALLOTTO UK" <promotioncompany@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: pmanagerlottoplusuk@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 21:56:46 +0000
Subject: Congratulations! you' ve won

PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
NATIONAL LOTTO, UK.
helenclark44@yahoo.co.uk

Congratulations! You have won our 3rd quaterly/Xmas Bonanza of the year
2005 from our computer ballot draws and thus will be a recipient of the
grand draw prize of 5,500,000(Five point five million Great Britain
Pounds only). Funds have been deposited and insured with a security company
for safe keeping pending when the processing will be completed for your
payment and payment is guaranteed. We made it compulsory for all won
prizes be notarized through the probate office of the English High
Court for clearance to ensure a successful delivery/transfer of your winning
fund.
Winning File Reference number for your prize is
NL/11-044080
ticket number: 515-000-39-A.
Serial No: 44622489
Batch No: 00-633

We are by this programme, launching our model computer balloting
lottery draws, developed and designed to satisfy the cravings of the ever
growing number of participants in our various lottery programmes. After
randomly selecting 1,000,000 participants from an initialdatabase of
10,000,000
emails and zoning all participants by their respective continents from
across the globe, we produced an extensive list from which you have
emerged as one of the winners of the Grand Draw prize.

To commence the notarization process for a smooth collection of your
fund,contact me for the email address of the fiduciary accredited
agent/attorney. E-mail me at: helenclark44@yahoo.co.uk

You are seriously advised to keep all winning information and numbers
fromthe public in line with our company security protocol to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse! of this program by unscrupulous
individuals.

Yours-In-Service,

Mrs. Helen Clark

Online Co-ordinator/Promotional Manager - National Lotto,UK

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