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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 (5 typical phrases found).
  
• It lists mobile phone numbers or call redirection numbers (no bank, lottery, etc would use mobile phones to take customer calls).
  
• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "FRANK BRITISH" <british_11@msn.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 00:34:07 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!

The National Lottery
PO Box 1010
Liverpool
L70 1NL
United Kingdom.
Ref: LSUK/2031/7168/67
Batch: R3/A377-69
WINNING   NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw (#1036) of the
UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International Program
held on sat 26nov, 2005.Your e-mail address
attached to ticket number: 56475600949199 with
Serial number 5677/78 Drew the lucky
numbers:19,27,28,34,39,46,and a bonus ball of07which
won the jackpot prize. You have therefore been
approved to claim a total sum of   £8,924,300 (eight million,
ninehundred and twentyfour thousand,threehundred,ponds
sterling) in cash credited to file U/023029908/07.
  All participants for the online version wereselected
Randomly from the World Wide Web through a
computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000
unions, associations, and Corporate bodies that are
listed online. This promotion Takes
placeweekly.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
Â2,118,518 would be released to you by our payment
Officer.
To file for your claim, Please contact
our fiduciary agent:
MR. COLE NSAN
Email:cosan4all@yahoo.co.uk
TEL/Fax: +44-703-184-9810
Provide him with the information
below:
1. Name:
2. Address:
3. Marital Status:
4. Occupation:
5. Age:
6. Sex:
7. Nationality:
8. Country Of Residence:
9. Telephone Number:
10. Fax Number:
11. Draw Number above:
That way you’re Winnings Certificate and all
other relevant
Documents/paperwork can be prepared for you. You
would be
required to show an instrument of identification
when Cashing your
Cheque i.e. Drivers license or International
Passport.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your
winning Information
Confidential till your claims 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.
You can go to our online result site to confirm the
value of You Winnings And also get a prize breakdown
Good luck from me and members of staff of the U.K
NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Online Co-coordinator for U.K
http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/prizes/prizeAction.do

 

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